Kevin Werbach
EXPERIENCE
EDventure Holdings, New York, NY, Editor (1998-present)
Responsible for all
content in Release
1.0: Esther Dyson’s Monthly Report, an influential publication that
explores emerging Internet, communications and computing technologies. Author ground-breaking work on broadband, syndication,
peer-to-peer, Web services, knowledge management, open spectrum and other
topics. Co-organize the annual PC Forum conference, a leading executive
event for the high-tech industry. Speak worldwide, and appear frequently as an
analyst in print, television and online media. Publish articles in several major
publications, including Harvard Business
Review, Business 2.0, Industry Standard and Fortune. Serve on advisory boards and
draft white papers for startups, think tanks and venture capital funds.
Federal Communications Commission,
Coordinated FCC’s
Internet policy efforts. Advised FCC Chairman and
Commissioners on technology policy issues. Authored Digital Tornado,
the first comprehensive analysis of the Internet and telecommunications.
Organized the FCC’s first-ever public forum on access to bandwidth.
Helped develop Clinton Administration’s Framework for Global Electronic Commerce. Created
FCC World Wide Web home page and led
electronic comment filing effort. Drafted numerous FCC orders
and reports.
Big W Graphics, Principal (1987-1995)
Freelance graphic
design, Web development, and computer consulting for organizations and small
businesses. Created the Bare Bones Guide to HTML, an award-winning
Web design resource.
EDUCATION
Harvard Law School, class of 1994, magna cum laude.
Publishing Editor, Harvard Law Review; Publisher, Harvard Law Record
University of
California at Berkeley, class of 1991, summa
cum laude.
Phi Beta Kappa, Emerging
Leader Scholarship, Chancellor’s Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship,
Highest Honors in Slavic and Social Science majors.
Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, summer 1990 study abroad program.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Fellow, Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM),
Information Technology Advisory Board, New
Member, State Bar of
Member, Advisory Boards: Participate Systems, Media Unspun, Kasenna, Onclave, Genesys Angelbridge Fund
OTHER PUBLICATIONS (partial list)
“A Layered Model for Internet Policy,” Journal on Telecommunications and High-Technology Law (forthcoming 2002)
“Amazon’s Secret Sauce,” Business 2.0 (June 2002)
“The
End of an Error,” CNet News.com (
“Monster
Mesh: Decentralized Wireless Broadband,” The
Feature (
“Spectrum
of the World Unite!” The Feature (
“Free
the Airwaves!” CNet News.com (
“The
Webification of TV is happening,” CNet News.com (
“Why
the Next Best Thing May Be the Next Big Thing,” The Feature (
“The
Addressing Crunch,” The Feature (
“One device or many?” The
Feature (
“The
Phone Network as an Application Platform,” The
Feature (
“Wireless
Peer to Peer,” The Feature (
“Let
Them Eat Cable,” Industry Standard (
“How Greenspan Manages Expectations,” Fortune (November 2000)
“Life
After Wires,” Industry Standard (
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“It’s
not Dead Yet,” Industry Standard (
“Syndication: A New Model for Business Relationships in the Internet Era,” Harvard Business Review (May/June 2000)
“Cable Operators vs. ISPs,” Internet World (December 15, 1999)
“Now in Syndication,” Red Herring (November 1999)
“Is the Price Right?” Industry Standard (October 1, 1999)
“Body LANguage,”
Business 2.0 (August 1999)
“How
to Get Ahead in
Digital Tornado: The Internet and Telecommunications Policy, FCC Office of Plans and Policy Working Paper No. 29 (March 1997).
“Looking it Up: Dictionaries and Statutory Interpretation,” 107 Harvard Law Review 1437 (1994).