Kenneth J. Lutz, Ph.D.

Ken is on the legislative staff of U. S. Senator Ron Wyden helping to develop energy policies and write legislation for the purpose of reducing the country’s use of fossil fuels, reducing dependence on foreign oil, and increasing energy efficiency.  Until 2009, he was a Principal Consultant and Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Telcordia Technologies, formerly Bell Communications Research, the research and development arm of the Baby Bells.  He did research and development of techniques for delivering new types of telecommunications and information services, using the results of his work to help companies around the world to find new solutions in the increasingly competitive telecommunications environment.  He helped clients evaluate technology alternatives and manage risks and costs, using decision methodologies he developed.  He frequently had to explain the impacts of technology to corporate officers and other senior managers.  Ken also served as consultant to the Department of Defense on Defense Information Systems Network, the Department of Agriculture on rural broadband networks, and the President’s Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection.  Ken’s interests are broad, ranging from the use of technology to help meet societal and economic needs to science education, energy, and the environment.  A long-time chair of his local Environmental Commission in New Jersey, Ken has a strong interest in natural resource protection, global warming, and sustainability.  Ken holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from The Johns Hopkins University.  Prior to the breakup of AT&T, he did research and development at Bell Telephone Laboratories.