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DR. JON M. PEHA NAMED CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST OF THE FEDERAL 
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Washington, DC – Jon M. Peha, Ph.D., has been named Chief Technologist of the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC).  Dr. Peha will serve as a senior advisor on 
communications technology in the FCC’s Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis. 
FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin praised Dr. Peha for his expertise in the area of 
communications technology, saying, “Jon brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the 
Commission and I am pleased he has agreed to join us as Chief Technologist.  I am confident 
that Dr. Peha’s expertise will be beneficial to the Commission as it moves forward to address 
numerous complex, technical issues.” 
Currently, Dr. Peha is a Professor in the Departments of Engineering and Public Policy, 
and Electrical & Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).  He also serves 
as the Associate Director of the Center for Wireless and Broadband Networking at CMU.  Prior 
to joining CMU’s Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Dr. Peha served as the Chief 
Technical Officer of three high-tech start-ups and as a member of the technical staff at SRI 
International, AT&T Bell Laboratories and Microsoft.  
Dr. Peha’s research interests include technical and policy issues related to computer and 
telecommunications networks.  He has written extensively on these subjects and is the co-author 
of Science Technology Advice for Congress.  He has also authored several articles in the 
following publications: IEEE Personal Communications; Telecommunications Policy; the
International Journal of Communication; and Wireless Technology. 
Dr. Peha received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University and his 
undergraduate degree from Brown University.  He is a Congressional Fellow of the IEEE and a 
Diplomacy Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  
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