Michael Kende

Michael Kende is a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Institute, Geneva, and a Senior Advisor at Analysys Mason. Most recently, he was the Chief Economist of the Internet Society. Prior to joining the Internet Society in August 2013, Michael Kender was a partner at Analysys Mason, a global consulting firm focused on telecommunications and media. He was head of the Policy and Regulatory sector, head of the U.S. office, and most recently was in charge of developing its Internet practice. He has done a significant amount of work on promoting Internet development in emerging regions around the world. He is also working on the economics of cybersecurity, as a means to reduce data breaches and increase trust in the Internet. He has a Ph.D. in economics from MIT and a BA in mathematics and economics from Bowdoin College. After MIT, he spent five years as a professor of Economics at INSEAD, teaching microeconomics to MBA students and a course in industrial organisation for Ph.D. students. He was also the Director of Internet Policy Analysis at the US Federal Communications Commission, where he was responsible for managing a wide range of policy analyses and regulatory decisions.

Education

• Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1988 — 1992)
• AB Bowdoin College (1981 — 1985)

Companies

• Digital Development Specialist IFC - International Finance Corporation (2020)
• Municipal Councillor Commune de Collex-Bossy (2016)
• Visiting Professor Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (2016)
• Senior Advisor Analysys Mason (2016)
• Affiliate Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University (2016 — 2017)
• Chief Economist Internet Society (2013 — 2016)
• Partner and co-head of Policy and Regulatory Sector Analysys Mason (2000 — 2013)
• Senior Economist Federal Communications Commission (1997 — 2000)
• Assistant Professor INSEAD (1992 — 1997)

Skills

• Mergers
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Competitive Analysis

Other

Data Analysis, Management Consulting, Business Development, Mobile Devices, Government, Broadband, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Public Policy, Business Strategy, Analysis, Policy, Economics, Telecommunications, Strategy