Deborah Lathen

Deborah Lathen is a nationally recognized leader and expert on media, telecommunications, regulation and public policy. She has served as a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of BT (British Telecom) and has advised a wide range of companies on telecommunications and other policy and regulatory matters. Deborah was appointed to a Senior Executive position in the Clinton administration as Chief of the Cable Services Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, where she led a bureau of 112 lawyers, accountants, engineers and economists in setting policies and crafting regulations covering cable, satellite TV, internet, and equipment providers. She had principal responsibility for the review of some of the largest US mergers to date: AOL/ Time Warner ($108 billion), AT&T/Media One ($58 billion) and ATT/TCI ($50 billion). In 2001, she founded Lathen Consullting LLC where she advises clients on telecommunications regulator and policy matters. She is a graduate of Cornell University, Magna Cum Laude with Distinction in All Subjects and Harvard Law School. She is a member of the California Bar.