Scott Jordan Named FCC’s Chief Technology Officer

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler appointed Scott Jordan as Chief Technology Officer. Jordan succeeds Henning Schulzrinne, who will return to Columbia University and continue to serve the FCC in a part-time capacity as a Technology Advisor.

In his role as Chief Technology Officer, Jordan will serve as the senior advisor on technical matters across the agency. Jordan will engage with technology experts outside the agency and promote technical excellence among agency staff.

Jordan will be based in the FCC’s Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis. He joins the FCC from the University of California, Irvine, where he is a Professor of Computer Science. Jordan is widely known for his research on communications platforms, pricing, and differentiated services on the Internet. In the technology arena, Jordan works to further integrate voice, data, and video on the Internet and on wireless networks.