Benjamin Bloom is the Assistant Director of the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information. He handles the administrative and research activities, projects, and conferences undertaken by CITI. Mr. Bloom joined the institute in May 2003. Mr. Bloom graduated from Cornell University in May 2002 with a B.A. in Government. His policy interests include broadband internet services, media cross-ownership rules, spectrum allocation, and civil liberties in cyberspace.