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Harold Furchtgott-Roth

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Harold Furchtgott-Roth, a former commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission and the only economist to have served on the Commission, is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, where he founded the Center for the Economics of the Internet and cofounded the Forum for Intellectual Property.

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Previously, Harold Furchtgott-Roth was chief economist for the House Committee on Commerce, where he was a principal staff member on legislation that became the Telecommunications Act of 1996. He has testified several times to Congress and has served on federal advisory committees.

Widely recognized as an expert in economics and the communications industry, Mr. Furchtgott-Roth has consulted for numerous businesses and served on advisory boards. He has co-founded various businesses in the communications sector and authored or coauthored five books and many research publications. His hundreds of op-eds have been widely published.

Mr. Furchtgott-Roth received a PhD in economics from Stanford University and an SB in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Awards & Honors

  • Awards for FCC achievements from various civic and business groups, 1997–2001

    University of Warwick, Visiting Fellow, Summer 1984

    Brookings Institution, Research Fellow, 1983–1984

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Merit Scholar, 1974

Employment History

Furchtgott-Roth Economic Enterprises, 2003–present
President

Hudson Institute, 2011–present
Senior Fellow; Founder and Director, Center for the Economics of the Internet

American Enterprise Institute, 2001–2003
Visiting Fellow

Federal Communications Commission, 1997–2001
Commissioner

US House of Representatives, Committee on Commerce, 1995–1997
Chief Economist

Economists Incorporated, 1988–1995
Senior Economist

Center for Naval Analyses, 1984–1988
Research Analyst

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