Peter Cowhey

is Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego. Cowhey is an expert on international trade and regulatory issues. His newest book examines the transformation of global information and communications markets. He served as the Chief of the FCC’s International Bureau and was part of the team that successfully negotiated the WTO’s Agreement on Basic Telecommunications Services. His memberships include the Council on Foreign Relations, the California Council on Science and Technology, and the board of the Grameen Foundation. Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1977 (political science) M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1971 B.S.F.S., Georgetown University, 1970 (foreign service)