Steve Wildman

Steven S. Wildman is a Research Fellow at the Quello Center. Professor Wildman was the Founding Director of the Quello Center. During his penultimate year as director of the Center, he served a one year stint as Chief Economist to the FCC, reflecting the focus of his economics research on telecommunication industries and services. Steve was appointed as the James H. Quello Professor of Telecommunication Studies and the first Director of the James H. and Mary B. Quello Center for Telecommunication Management & Law at Michigan State University in 1999. Prior to joining Michigan State in Fall 1999, Dr. Wildman was Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Director of the Program in Telecommunications Science, Management & Policy at Northwestern University. Earlier positions include Senior Economist with Economists Incorporated and Assistant Professor of Economics at UCLA. Dr. Wildman holds a PhD in economics from Stanford University and a BA in economics from Wabash College. Steve stepped down as Director in 2014 to focus on his research and support the transition to a new director. He remains a Research Fellow in the Center, as Professor and J.H. Quello Chair of Telecommunication Studies Emeritus at MSU, and a member of our Advisory Board, as well as serving as an adjunct faculty member in the Technology, CyberSecurity, and Policy Program and as an affiliate of the Silicon Flatirons Center.