Tim Wu's fields are the Internet, media & communications industries, and international trade. He is the author of The Master Switch (2010), co-author of Who Controls the Internet (2006), and author of Net Neutrality, Broadband Discrimination (2002). In 2006, Wu was recognized by Scientific American for his work on network neutrality theory.
Professor Wu served as Senior Advisor with the Federal Trade Commission from 2011-2012. He previously worked in the telecommunications industry in Silicon Valley, and was a law clerk for Judge Richard Posner and Justice Stephen Breyer. He graduated from McGill University (B.Sc), and Harvard Law School, and has taught at the University of Virginia, the University of Chicago, and Stanford Law School.
Professor Wu is the Chairman of the Board for Free Press; a Fellow at the New America Foundation; and, a writer for Slate magazine.
Degree(s):
B.Sc., McGill University, 1995
J.D., Harvard University, 1998