Roberto Balmer is an applied economist focused on industrial organization, regulation and competition policy. He works as a public policy and government affairs professional for Microsoft and has previously advised the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (BAKOM) as well as other European regulatory and antitrust authorities and the industry. Dr. Balmer holds Master’s degrees in Economics from the University of Lausanne and the London School of Economics, as well as a Ph.D. from the University of Rome 1. He has published the book Competition and Investment in Telecommunications and Media Markets (Createspace, 2014).
Current subjects of interest: privacy, cybersecurity, data protection,...