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Dr Eric Kodjo Ralph
Dr Eric Kodjo Ralph
Network Associate
Eric is an economist with expertise in regulation, antitrust and public policy. Eric has worked in a range of industries, notably telecommunications, but also electricity, natural gas, broadcasting, insurance, airline services, harbor towage and railways. Over the past 15 years, he has held senior positions at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) where he was deeply involved in a substantial number of major regulatory proceedings and various high-profile mergers including including Comcast-TWC-BHN, and Charter-TWC-BHN. His roles at the FCC also include tracking advances and developments in the telecommunications industry, with a special focus on changes in technology, the competitive environment, and their interactions as well as tracking advances in economic theory and practice.
Eric also has extensive private consultancy experience, advising clients on large merger and acquisition cases and on market conduct assessment. He has advised large corporations and government bodies in Australia, Italy, New Zealand and the U.S., including Telstra Australia, Telecom New Zealand, Telecom Italia, and various U.S. state governments.
He has taught economics at George Washington University and Monash University. He has a Ph.D. from Duke University and a first-class honours degree from Monash University, both in economics.