Michael Harris
President and Principal Analyst
Kinetic Strategies, Inc.
Michael Harris is founder and president of Kinetic Strategies, Inc.
Michael founded
Cable Digital News (CDN) in 1996 and served as the online publication's publisher and chief analyst for a decade.
In June 2006, Kinetic sold CDN to Light Reading, the world largest telecommunications industry
publication and a subsidiary of London-based United Business Media. Michael served as a chief analyst at Light Reading's Cable Digital News until June 2009.
A respected analyst in the broadband technology and services market,
Michael's insights have been featured in top media outlets, including
the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes and BusinessWeek.
Additionally, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has
utilized Michael's research in reports on the broadband market.
Michael has been a speaker at key broadband industry events, including the BusinessWeek
Telecom Summit, Forbes Telecosm, The Western Show, NCTA annual convention, Voice on the Net (VON),
and VOTREX. Additionally, Michael has provided strategic counsel to leading technology and
networking firms.
Michael first became interested in broadband in 1994 while working for
Virginia-based Media General Cable (later acquired by Cox
Communications). Before joining Media General, Michael served with Zynyx
Multimedia, a full-service marketing firm, where he managed programs for
a national client base that included Burger King Corp., Joseph E.
Seagram & Sons and The Coca-Cola Company. Michael graduated from Penn State University with a B.A. in
Broadcasting/Cable Management.
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