Reed Hundt
Reed Hundt | |
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| Born | March 3, 1948 |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, Chairman, CEO, Co-founder |
| Known for | Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Chairman and CEO of the Coalition for Green Capital |
| Notable work | A Crisis Wasted: Barack Obama’s Defining Decisions; Zero Hour: Time to Build the Clean Power Platform; The Politics of Abundance; In China’s Shadow; You Say You Want A Revolution |
Reed Eric Hundt (born March 3, 1948) serves as chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the Coalition for Green Capital.
Biography
Hundt completed his secondary education at St. Albans School in 1965 before obtaining a history degree from Yale College, where he contributed to the Yale Daily News. After several years spent teaching, he earned his law degree from Yale Law School in 1974. Subsequently, he clerked for Judge Harrison Lee Winter at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and later joined the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins as their 85th attorney.
In 1980, Hundt transferred to Latham & Watkins' Washington, D.C. branch, focusing on antitrust litigation and presenting arguments in courts across 48 states as well as various appellate jurisdictions.
Beginning in 1983, Hundt became involved in Al Gore's political endeavors. He contributed to the Clinton-Gore transition team during 1992-93 and led the committee responsible for drafting the carbon tax legislation that passed the House in 1993 but failed in the Senate. In November 1993, President Clinton appointed him as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
Between 1998 and 2008, Hundt held a senior advisory role at McKinsey & Company. Throughout his career, he has sat on multiple technology company boards, co-founded four enterprises, authored five books, and delivered numerous presentations on technology and public policy.
In popular culture
In King of the Hill Season 4, Episode 10 ("Hillenium"), Dale Gribble references Hundt as the author of a "brilliantly written op-ed" concerning the Y2K issue. Additionally, he is parodied as "Reef Blundt" in an episode of the original Animaniacs cartoon series.
Personal life
Hundt is married to Betsy Katz. They have three children and two grandchildren and maintain residences in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and Portola Valley, California.
Books
His published works include five books such as A Crisis Wasted: Barack Obama’s Defining Decisions (2019); Zero Hour: Time to Build the Clean Power Platform (2013); and The Politics of Abundance: How Technology Can Fix the Budget, Revive the American Dream, and Establish Obama’s Legacy (2012), co-authored with Blair Levin. Other notable titles are In China’s Shadow: The Crisis of American Entrepreneurship (2006) and You Say You Want A Revolution: A Story of Information Age Politics (2000).