Kevin Werbach | |
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| Occupation(s) | publisher, editor |
| Known for | Internet andcommunications technologies |
Kevin Werbach is an American academic, businessman and author. In 2002, he founded the Supernova Group, a technology analysis and consulting firm. Since 2004, Werbach is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics atThe Wharton School,University of Pennsylvania.[1] He writes about business, policy, and social implications of emergingInternet andcommunications technologies.
On 14 November 2008 it was announced that then-President-electBarack Obama has selected Susan Crawford and Werbach to lead the review of theFederal Communications Commission (FCC).
Werbach holds a BA from theUniversity of California at Berkeley (1991)[2] and a JD fromHarvard Law School (1994), where he was publishing editor of theHarvard Law Review and publisher of theHarvard Law Record.
Werbach was founder of the technology analysis and consulting firm Supernova Group (2002–present), editor of Release 1.0 (1998–2002), and counsel for new technology policy at theFederal Communications Commission (1994-1998) during the presidentClinton administration. Werbach has also served on the board of directors of the TPRC Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy (2003–2009), is a Fellow at the Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM),International University of Japan (2002–present), and sat on the advisory board of Knowledge@Wharton (2005–present), Public Knowledge (2002–present) and Socialtext (2003–present).[2]
Werbach is a professor of legal studies and business ethics atThe Wharton School,University of Pennsylvania (since 2004). He was also the organizer of the annual Supernova technology conference and maintains a blog ("werblog").[3]
On 14 November 2008 it was announced that President-electBarack Obama has selectedSusan Crawford and Werbach to lead the review of theFederal Communications Commission (FCC).[4] The review team "will ensure that senior appointees have the information necessary to complete the confirmation process, lead their departments, and begin implementing signature policy initiatives immediately after they are sworn in."[5]
Werbach's areas of interest are emerging internet technologies, telecommunications policy, electronic commerce, wireless communication, and regulation. He also maintains a website offlatulence related puns based on "Smelt It, Dealt It".[6] He advises major information technology and communications companies on strategic business and policy implications of emerging technologies. At The Wharton School Werbach is currently working in the areas of evolving Internet architecture policy implications, regulation of Internet video, next-generation broadband access, and decentralized communications, computing, and media business implications.[2] As aNetwork Neutrality advocate, Werbach supports the 2015 FCC's rule on network neutrality. Together with Phil Weiser, a professor and dean at the Colorado Law School, Werbach posted their public statements in the column onHuffington Post andMedium, getting much attention and mentions by well-known publications asWired,The New York Times,Fortune and other significant publications.[7][8][9][10][11]
In recent years, Werbach also engaged in the field ofGamification.[12][13] He co-authored two books and created aMassive Open Online Course which aired onCoursera.[14][15]
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