FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Thursday announced that Steven Wildman, an economist and professor at Michigan State University has been named chief economist, succeeding Marius Schwartz, who is returning to Georgetown University.
Wildman, who joins the FCC next month, holds the James H. Quello Chair of Telecommunications Studies at the university as is acting chair of the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media. The late Jim Quello was a one-time acting chair of the FCC and a long-time commissioner. [Read More…]
