Michael A. Calabrese directs Wireless Future at New America’s Open Technology Institute, a non-profit think tank based in Washington, D.C. He develops and advocates policies to promote ubiquitous, fast and affordable wireless broadband connectivity, including the reallocation of more prime spectrum to facilitate unlicensed access, next generation Wi-Fi, dynamic spectrum sharing and seamless connectivity.
Calabrese served on the U.S. Department of Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC) from 2009 to 2024, and as an Invited Expert on President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) spectrum reform working group during 2011-2012. He also chairs Schools Health Library Broadband (SHLB) Coalition’s wireless and spectrum policy group.
Calabrese previously served as Vice President of New America (2003-2010), as General Counsel of the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, as director of domestic policy at the Center for National Policy, and as a counsel at the national AFL-CIO. He is a graduate of Stanford Law and Business Schools (JD/MBA) and of Harvard College.
