Matthias Kurth
Matthias Kurth was
appointed president of the Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas,
Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) in March 2001. BNetzA is
the sector-specific competition authority for energy, telecommunications
and postal markets in Germany including frequency management, digital
signature and railway. Matthias joined BNetzA as Vice President in 2000.
Prior he was since July 1999 member of the management of Colt Telecom
GmbH as Director Business Development, Law and Regulation. From 1994 to
1999, Matthias Kurth worked as State Secretary in the Hesse
Ministry of Economics, Transport, Technology and European Affairs. He
was member of the Hesse Land Parliament from 1978 to 1994 and worked as
lawyer in Hesse.
Matthias Kurth was as member of the Hesse government Representative of
the State of Hesse in the Regulatory Council for Posts and
Telecommunications, cooperating in framing the Telecommunications Act
and Representative of the State of Hesse in the Committee of the Regions
of the European Union, focusing trans-European networks, information and
communications technology, and air transport.
Message from the Governor
The Forum was established at the late Dick Thornburgh’s Law School alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh. In connection with the Dick Thornburgh Papers held by the University's Hillman Library, the Forum reflects his experiences in public life. It is in intended to foster discourse on issues vital to the preservation of our democratic system and the Rule of Law upon which that system depends.
Special thanks are due to Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg who serves as the Director of the Dick Thornburgh Forum and has been unstinting in support of this effort since its inception. In addition, many others have provided time, resources and dedication to this undertaking.