1. James Leslie Gattuso was a senior research fellow for the Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Washington, DC, where he specialized in regulatory issues and telecommunications policy.
James Gattuso was born on December 1,1957, in Lynwood, California.
James Gattuso attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he graduated in 1979.
James Gattuso attended UCLA School of Law, where he received his JD in 1983.
James Gattuso was a policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation from 1985 to 1990, where he focused on telecommunications, transportation, and antitrust policy.
From 1990 to 1993, James Gattuso served as deputy chief of the Office of Plans and Policy at the Federal Communications Commission.
James Gattuso then served as vice president of policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
James Gattuso rejoined The Heritage Foundation in 2002 as a senior research fellow.
James Gattuso is a regular contributor to the Heritage Foundation's blog and previously to Bloomberg's online service, Bloomberg Government.
Specifically, James Gattuso tended to favor decreased government involvement when it came to regulatory, transportation and telecommunication policy, arguing instead for private enterprise solutions.
James Gattuso opposes net neutrality, calling it a "regulatory overreach".
On July 23,2020, James Gattuso died of cancer, in Kennebunkport, Maine, at age 62.