After almost 25 years at FCC in various spectrum-related positions, Michael Marcus retired in 2004 and headed to Paris for 3 years. While at FCC he consistently advocated deregulation to remove barriers to new technology. In the early 1980s he advocated new rules for spread spectrum technology and directed the creation of the rules for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. This resulted in so much industry opposition at the time that he was sent into "internal exile" for 7 years. (While catching "Captain Midnight" and the Playboy satellite jammer were not as profound as creating the foundation for Wi-Fi, it was fun at least.) Returning to spectrum policy in 2002 under Chmn. Hundt, he proposed and created the FCC rules for spectrum use above 60 GHz. Under Chmn. Powell he served several roles in the Spectrum Policy Task Force. He is now a consultant on wireless technology and spectrum policy and a blogger on spectrum policy. He received S.B. and Sc.D. degrees from MIT in electrical engineering and is a Fellow of IEEE.