Background
Sheehan, Jerrard Robert was born on September 30, 1964 in Manhasset, New York, United States. Son of Jerry F. and Patricia E. (Langton) Sheehan.
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Jerrard Robert Sheehan
Edit ProfileTechnology policy analyst electrical engineer
Jerrard Robert Sheehan, American technology policy analyst, electrical engineer. Achievements include research on computing and information policy, history of computing, medical applications of the internet, protection of electronic health information, commercialization of emerging technologies, United States industrial competitiveness, defense conversion and technology policy. MacArthur Foundation graduate research fellow, 1989-1991.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986; Master of Science in Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991.
Career
Member research staff System Planning Corporation, Arlington, Virginia, 1986-1989. Research assistant Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989-1991. Analyst industry telecommunications and commerce program United States Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Washington, 1991-1995.
Senior program officer computer science and telecommunications board National Research Council, 1995-2000. Senior economist Organization for Economic Cooperative and Development, Paris, since 2000.
Achievements
Membership
Member Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi (associate).
Connections
Son of; married Elizabeth Anne Murphy, August 12, 1990. Children: J. Scott., Paige Elizabeth.
