Alex Stewart
Director and Consultant in Wellington, NZ
Alex Stewart
Director and Consultant in Wellington, NZ
I run WombatNET, a regional wireless ISP based in the Hutt Valley. We connect homes, farms, and businesses across the Wellington region, from Mangaroa and Whitemans Valley through to Wainuiomata and the Kāpiti Coast.
I started the company at 14 because rural broadband in New Zealand was (and still is) a mess, and the people stuck in coverage gaps deserved better than excuses. Seven years on, I'm hands-on across the business, from network engineering and tower work to customer support and policy submissions.
I'm a member of the Institute of Directors, active in TUANZ and ISPANZ, and I care deeply about rural equity, digital inclusion, and infrastructure resilience. Outside work, I'm usually supervised by my cat Kobe.