Harold Wilkes Furchtgott-Roth

Background

Furchtgott-Roth, Harold Wilkes was born on December 13, 1956 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Ernest and Mary A. (Wilkes) Furchtgott.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1986.

Career

Research fellow Brookings Institution, Washington, 1983-1984. Research analyst Center for Naval Analyses, Alexandria, Virginia, 1984-1988. Senior economist Economists Inc., Washington, 1988-1995.

Chief economist United States House Commerce Committee, 1995-1997. Commissioner Federal Communications Commission, 1997—2001. Visiting fellow American Enterprise Institute, 2001—2003.

President Furchtgott-Roth Economic Enterprises, since 2003. Co-founder Oneida Broadband. Board directors MRV Communications.

Achievements

• Harold Wilkes Furchtgott-Roth has been listed as a noteworthy economist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Economic Association, Econometric Society.

Connections

Married Diana Elizabeth Roth, June 21, 1983. Children: Leon Adam, Francesca Cecily, Jeremy Bernard, Godfrey Eugene, Theodore Raphael, Richard Abraham.

Father:

Ernest Furchtgott

Mother:

Mary A. (Wilkes) Furchtgott

Spouse:

Diana Elizabeth Roth

child:

Leon Adam Furchtgott-Roth

child:

Theodore Raphael Furchtgott-Roth

child:

Jeremy Bernard Furchtgott-Roth

child:

Richard Abraham Furchtgott-Roth

child:

Francesca Cecily Furchtgott-Roth

child:

Godfrey Eugene Furchtgott-Roth