James L. Gattuso is a Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy at the Heritage Foundation. Prior to joining Heritage, he was Vice President for Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. In that position, he oversaw CEI's policy work, and supervised the overall management of the organization. Prior to joining CEI in 1997, Mr. Gattuso served as Vice President for Policy Development with Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE), where he directed the research activities of that organization. Prior to joining CSE, Mr. Gattuso was Deputy Chief of the Office of Plans and Policy at the Federal Communications Commission. From May 1991 to June 1992, he was detailed from the FCC to the office of Vice President Dan Quayle, where he served as Associate Director of the President's Council on Competitiveness.
From 1985 to 1990, Mr. Gattuso served as a policy analyst for the Heritage Foundation with responsibility for a broad range of issues, including telecommunications, transportation and antitrust policy.
From 1983 to 1985, he was an associate with the Washington law office of Squire, Sanders and Dempsey, where he handled matters before a number of regulatory agencies.
Mr. Gattuso graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Southern California in 1979. He received his J.D. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1983, where he was a member of the UCLA Law Review.
He is a member of the California and District of Columbia bars and is the author of a number of articles written for newspapers, magazines and journals.
recent op-eds & articles
Bailouts: Picking Winners and Losers
By James L. Gattuso, January 17, 2002
Financial Aid For Airlines Calls For Careful Decision
By James L. Gattuso, January 9, 2002
Private Sector Is Better At Providing Airline Safety
By James L. Gattuso, November 17, 2001
Beware "Simple" Solutions
By James L. Gattuso, October 22, 2001
Fear of Federalizing
By James L. Gattuso, October 7, 2001
recent studies
Passenger Service Regulation: A Placebo for Air Travel
By James L. Gattuso, March 7, 1999
Destroying Competition in Order to Save It: Predation Rules and the Airline Industry
By James L. Gattuso, March 31, 1998
Antitrust and the 99th Congress
By James L. Gattuso, December 31, 1986
Washington Antitrust Report
By James L. Gattuso, October 1, 1986
news release
No Passing the Bucks to Consumers: CEI Letter to Hastert on Fuel Surcharges
By James L. Gattuso, September 20, 2000
Gattuso/Singleton Letter to Rep. Tauzin on Reciprocal Compensation
By James L. Gattuso, Solveig Singleton, September 13, 2000
