James Gattuso

James Gattuso (born in Lynwood, California in 1957) is a Senior Research Fellow for the Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation [http://www.heritage.org] , a conservative think-tank based in Washington D.C. Gattuso has served as Vice President for Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, is a member of the California and District of Columbia bars, and is the author of a number of articles written for newspapers, magazines and journals. He is also a regular contributor to the [http://www.techliberation.org Technology Liberation Front] blog.

Career

After graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Southern California in 1979, James Gattuso received his J.D. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1983, where he was a member of the UCLA Law Review. From 1983 to 1985, he was an associate with the Washington law office of Squire, Sanders and Dempsey, where he handled matters before a number of regulatory agencies.

From 1985 to 1990, James Gattuso first joined Heritage, serving as a policy analyst there with responsibility for a broad range of issues, including telecommunications, transportation and antitrust policy. Upon leaving, he worked in the federal government where until 1993 he was the Deputy Chief at the Federal Communications Commission's Office of Plans and Policy. During that time, the FCC detailed him to the office Vice President Dan Quayle, where Gattuso served as Associate Director of the President's Council on Competitiveness.

Prior to joining Heritage in 2002, he served as Vice President for Policy Development with Citizens for a Sound Economy from 1993 to 1997, where he directed the research activities of that organization. Mr. Gattuso was then the Vice President for Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. In that position, he oversaw the Institute's policy work and supervised the overall management of the organization.

His commentaries have appeared in a wide variety of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and National Review Online. Gattuso currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife Dana, son Peter, and daughter Lindsey.

External links

* [http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/jamesgattuso.cfm Heritage Foundation bio page]
* [http://www.techliberation.com/contributors/james_gattuso.php Technology Liberation Front bio page]
* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40B17FE3B5C0C748DDDA80994DD484D81&scp=1&sq=james+gattuso&st=nyt "Heritage Foundation, Success in Obscurity" (1985 New York Times story on The Heritage Foundation featuring Gattuso)]
* [http://www.heritage.org/research/regulation/bg2116.cfm Red Tape Rising: Regulatory Trends in the Bush Years]
* [http://www.heritage.org/Research/Regulation/wm1646.cfm Beyond the Fairness Doctrine: Radio's Fight over the XM-Sirius Merger]
* [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NmYzNGU0ZjAxNWFlOWE2NmUzYWFjMmEwNWM1OTgyZjQ= Fairness Doctrine, R.I.P.]
* [http://www.heritage.org/Research/Regulation/wm1340.cfm No TV Left Behind: Digital Transition Subsidies for Basement Televisions?]