Professor, Columbia Law School (New York)

Tim Wu is a professor, policy advocate and author of the best-selling booksThe Master Switch and Who Controls the Internet. He is a veteran of Silicon Valley, professor at Columbia Law School, and the chairman of media reform organization Free Press.

Wu was recognized in 2006 as one of 50 leaders in science and technology by Scientific American magazine, and in 2007 Wu was listed as one of Harvard's 100 most influential graduates.

Tim Wu's best known work is the development of Net Neutrality theory, but he has also written about copyright, international trade, and the study of law-breaking. He previously worked for Riverstone Networks in the telecommunications industry, and was a law clerk for Judge Richard Posner and Justice Stephen Breyer. He graduated from McGill University (B.Sc.), and Harvard Law School.

Tim has written for the New Yorker, the Washington Post, Forbes, Slate magazine, and others.