Speaker Bio
Shiva Goel is the Senior Advisor for Spectrum Policy at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), where he represents the agency in its efforts to expand the use of spectrum to support the needs of the federal government, consumers, and the commercial sector. He also manages satellite and space matters for the Office of Assistant Secretary. He joined NTIA from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), where he served as Legal Advisor to Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on wireless, space, and international policy. Shiva was previously a partner in the telecom, appellate, and litigation practices of Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP. He received his law degree Order of the Coif from the University of Virginia School of Law and a BA from Cornell University.