Rick is Vice President, External and State Affairs Lead for NCTA – The Internet & Television Association. He leads a team responsible for engagement with state broadband officials, state cable associations, state and local intergovernmental groups, third parties and strategic partners, and think tanks and academics.
Rick serves on the Boards of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Foundation, the Internet Education Foundation, the TPRC Research Conference, and Advisory Council for New Mexico State University’s Center for Public Utilities. He previously served as Private Sector Chair of ALEC’s Communications and Technology Task Force, President of the National Coalition for Technology and Education in Training (NCTET), co-chair of the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee’s Broadband Task Force, and program chair for the three NARUC/NECA National Summits on Broadband Deployment, as well as holding leadership positions in other intergovernmental organizations.
Before NCTA, he worked for nearly three years as Director of the Telecommunications Division of the Maryland PSC, and two and a half years at the Florida PSC with an emphasis on issues related to competition and emerging competition. He holds Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Economics from the University of Florida. Rick is also a former Jeopardy TV game show winner.
