Administration Hires Wu as Tech, Competition Adviser

Columbia Law School professor Tim Wu is joining the Biden administration as member of the National Economic Council and special assistant to the president for technology and competition policy, Wu and the White House confirmed Friday. This doesn’t mean President Joe Biden fully subscribes to Wu's support for breaking up big tech companies (see 1907160064), White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. “His hiring is a reflection of the value of his expertise,” she said. “If administration policy was determined by every person that was hired, we'd have 400 different policies.” Wu was one of net neutrality’s earliest advocates and was considered a potential contender to be Biden’s pick for FTC chair (see 2101210067).