Phil Weiser is the Hatfield Professor of Law and Executive Director and Founder of Silicon Flatirons at the University of Colorado Boulder. Professor Weiser served as Dean of Colorado Law from June 2011 to July 2016. From April 2010 to June 2011, he served as the Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation to the National Economic Council Director at the White House. From July 2009 to April 2010, he served as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division.
Since first joining the CU faculty in 1999, Professor Weiser has established a national center of excellence in telecommunications and technology law, founding the Colorado Technology Law Journal and Silicon Flatirons as well as writing and teaching in the areas of competition policy, innovation policy, and internet policy. His current research is focused on the nature and importance of entrepreneurial leadership in government.