Andrew Clegg is the Spectrum Engineering Lead for Google. He is presently focused primarily on identifying spectrum sharing opportunities for wireless networks and services. He was one of the principal architects of the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band, and is a major contributor to Google’s commercial Spectrum Access System and Environmental Sensing Capability network. He’s currently developing Google’s 6 GHz Automated Frequency Coordination system, and has embarked on a new project investigating opportunities for spectrum sharing between active and passive spectrum users.
Prior to joining Google, he served as the spectrum manager for the U.S. National Science Foundation. At NSF, he founded the Enhancing Access to the Radio Spectrum (EARS) program, a $50 million program dedicated to funding academic and small business research focused on improving spectrum efficiency and access.
Prior to NSF, he was Lead Member of Technical Staff at what is now AT&T Mobility. He has over 25 years of experience in national and international spectrum management for both government and commercial applications, and was a member of the U.S. delegation to two World Radiocommunication Conferences.