Steven S. Wildman holds the positions of Visiting Scholar with the Technology, Cybersecurity & Policy Program at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Senior Fellow with the Quello Center at Michigan State University, where he also holds the title of Professor and J.H. Quello Chair of Telecommunication Studies Emeritus.

Prior academic positions include: J.H. Quello Chair of Telecommunication Studies and Director of the Quello Center for Telecommunications Management and Law at Michigan State University; Wee Kim Wee Professor of Communication, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (while on MSU sabbatical); Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Director for the Program in Telecommunications Science, Management & Policy at Northwestern University; and Assistant Professor of Economics at UCLA.

Non-academic positions include: Chief Economist for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission during 2013 (while on leave from Michigan State University); Senior Economist with Economists Incorporated.

Dr. Wildman holds a PhD in economics from Stanford University and a BA in economics from Wabash College. He is well known for his research and publications on economics and policy for communication industries, which include eight co-authored or co-edited books and numerous journal articles, chapters in edited books, and publications in refereed conference proceedings. He has served as a consultant and has provided expert testimony and reports for corporations, trade associations and government agencies.