Peter F. Cowhey

Peter Cowhey

"An internationally recognized expert in telecommunications and information policy and markets, Peter Cowhey is also a leader in building cooperative international arrangements for the management of security and economic issues. He remains dedicated to hands-on service and advocacy in creating the next networking and information technology revolution.

"Cowhey serves as the head of policy studies for the California Institute on Telecommunications and Information Technology, and is the Qualcomm Chair in Communications and Technology Policy, both at the University of California, San Diego. He also serves as Director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), where he is co-director of the project on Public Policy and Biological Threats. He is also Dean of the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) at U.C. San Diego. Cowhey holds a bachelor’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University, and a master’s and Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley."

• Director, Grameen Foundation
• Director, Institute of the Americas