Policy Chats The Digital Divide: Disaster Prevention and Response w/ Catherine Sandoval, Patrick Lanthier, and Lloyd Levine (Technology vs. Government Ep. 4)
In this episode, Catherine Sandoval, Santa Clara University Law Professor and Patrick Lanthier, co-founder of RIVERA/LANTHIER & Associates talk with the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about how social vulnerabilities and the digital divide shape disaster response outcomes. This is the fourth episode in our 11-part series, Technology vs. Government, featuring former California State Assemblymember Lloyd Levine.
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About Catherine Sandoval:
Catherine Sandoval is a tenured Law Professor at Santa Clara University, specializing in Communications and Energy law. She served in the US federal government as a Presidential-nominated, Senate Confirmed Board Member of the US Chemical Safety Board, and as Director of the FCC Office of Communications Business Opportunities. California Governors Brown and Davis appointed her as Commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission, and Undersecretary of California’s Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency, She earned a B.A. from Yale University, a Master of Letters from Oxford University where she was a Rhodes Scholar, and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.
Learn more about Catherine Sandoval via
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-sandoval-7a2a2416a/
About Patrick Lanthier:
Patrick Lanthier co-founded RIVERA/LANTHIER & Associates, a Silicon Valley-based technology and policy firm in 1997. At AT&T & BELL Labs, he was on early Cellular, Internet, and National Security & Emergency Preparedness teams. He co-founded New Ventures (total $1B) and advises 22 countries’ Emergency Communications Planners, the United Nations, the European Union, and the US Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and State. He advised at Carnegie Mellon University, Santa Clara University, and both California’s Emerging Technology Fund and its Office of Emergency Services. He has led teams in more than 50 countries. His education includes California Polytechnic, San Francisco State, Golden Gate, Seton Hall, and The Wharton School. He testified in the US Congress and other venues.
Learn more about Patrick Lanthier via
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-lanthier-6ba8068/
Interviewers:
Lloyd Levine (Former California State Assemblymember, UCR School of Public Policy Senior Policy Fellow)
Rachel Strausman (UCR Public Policy Major, Dean’s Chief Ambassador)
Music by: Vir Sinha
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