Anthony Townsend Associate Research Scientist, New York University Co-founder, NYCwireless

Anthony Townsend is Adjunct Professor of Communications and Urban Planning at the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University. His scholarly and professional work focuses on the role of telecommunications in urban development. He is a co-founder and board member of NYCwireless and FreeNetworks.org, non-profit organizations that promote community broadband initiatives using unlicensed wireless spectrum. Most recently he founded Emenity, a systems integration firm that builds and manages public local wireless networks. He holds a M.U.P from New York University and a Ph.D. in urban planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.v