Adam Thierer

Current

• President at The Progress & Freedom Foundation
• Senior Fellow & Director of PFF's Center for Digital Media Freedom at Progress & Freedom Foundation

Past

• Director of Telecommunications Studies at Cato Institute
• Senior Fellow at The Heritage Foundation
• Intern at Adam Smith Institute

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Education

• Indiana University Bloomington
• University of Maryland University College

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Think Tanks

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog

Adam Thierer’s Summary

My professional experience goes something like this: I write a lot of really nerdy books, papers and blogs that almost nobody reads. Like Walter Mitty, I dream I'm a big shot and that I'm changing the world. And so I write some more nerdy books, papers and blogs that even fewer people read. File it all under "The Pathetic Futility of Being a Libertarian in a Big Government Town."

And goals? Who has time for goals when you have kids?


Actually, on a serious note, if you really want to know more about me and all those nerdy books and papers I have written, please see:

MY BIO: http://www.pff.org/about/staff.html#adamt
MY RESEARCH: http://www.pff.org/cdmf/publications.html
MY BLOG RANTS: http://techliberation.com/author/adam-thierer

Adam Thierer’s Specialties:

Internet policy, digital media, free speech, First Amendment law, telecommunications, wireless, spectrum, cable, satellite, media economics, online child safety, parental controls, ratings systems, media literacy, Net governance, copyright

Adam Thierer’s Experience

• President

  The Progress & Freedom Foundation

  (Non-Profit; Think Tanks industry)

  October 2009 — Present (2 months)

• Senior Fellow & Director of PFF's Center for Digital Media Freedom

  Progress & Freedom Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Think Tanks industry)

  March 2005 — Present (4 years 9 months)

  I direct PFF's "Center for Digital Media Freedom" (CDMF) project, which aims to protect America's sacred First Amendment heritage and promote enlightened public policy regarding all forms of media and communications. Our goal is maximizing media freedom both in a structural (business) sense and a social (speech-related) sense. We hope to remove the shackles that limit the market flexibility of media operators, while ensuring freedom of speech and expression throughout society.

• Director of Telecommunications Studies

  Cato Institute

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Think Tanks industry)

  December 2000 — March 2005 (4 years 4 months)

• Senior Fellow

  The Heritage Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Think Tanks industry)

  February 1992 — December 2000 (8 years 11 months)

• Intern

  Adam Smith Institute

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  August 1991 — December 1991 (5 months)

Adam Thierer’s Education

• Indiana University Bloomington

  B.A. , Journalism and Political Philosophy , 1987 — 1991

  Activities and Societies:

  I drank a lot of beer.

• University of Maryland University College

  M.A. in International Business Management , Business / International Trade & Economics

Additional Information

Adam Thierer’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog

Adam Thierer’s Interests:

I enjoy fine cars and fine beer... but not at the same time! Favorite car: the Lotus Elise that is sitting in my garage right now! Favorite beer: various cask-conditioned English ales (the warmer, the better!)

Adam Thierer’s Groups:

I am a complete loner. Only groups I belong to are gearheads who love sports cars as much as me.

Why am I even a part of this stupid site? I don't even want people to link to me. Seriously, why are you looking at this? Go away!!

•    Tech Policy Summit
•    New Media, Social Media, and Social Networking Participants
•    Family Internet Safety Professionals
•    "Kids Safety in the Digital Worlds" Network
•    Friends of CATO Institute
•    PFF Aspen 2008 Summit
•    Digital and Screen Literacy for Children
•    The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
•    Technology Liberation Front

Adam Thierer’s Honors:

I once won a giant stuffed Santa Claus at a shopping mall raffle in the mid-70s.

I briefly held the record scores on a couple of Activision video games in early 80s (Stampede and Pitfall).

I am so cool.

Adam Thierer’s Contact Settings

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