Richard Bennett
The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
Richard Bennett is the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation Senior Research Fellow specializing in Internet policy, network management, and wireless networks. He has a 30 year background in network engineering and standards, playing an instrumental role in the development of Ethernet switching and Wi-Fi. He's worked for leading applied research labs, where portions of his work were underwritten by DARPA. He is the inventor of four issued patents on wireless networking and Internet protocols.
Richard delivers keynote addresses and panel discussions at network industry gatherings and policy conferences in the U.S. and abroad such as TPRC, State of the Net, the Australian Telecom User's Group, eComm, FutureNet, and Supernova. He's testified before Congress, appeared before the FCC as an expert witness on network management, has been cited in numerous FCC submissions. He advises governments around the world on network policy: He serves on the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore's Economist and Regulatory Advisory Board, and has advised the European Commission and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union on spectrum and Internet policy. He's an active member of the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG) technical working group.
Richard has published articles, book chapters, and reports in policy journals, the tech press, text books, and major newspapers, and has appeared on radio and television. His analysis of Internet and spectrum policy forms a central part of the network policy debate, framing often emotional issues on a dispassionate, pro-innovation, and technically sound basis.
Appearances
- State of the Net Conference 2012 January 18, 2012
- State of the Net Conference 2011
- State of the Net Conference 2010
Biography last updated January 11, 2012