Richard D. Gitlin is an engineer, inventor, co-inventor of DSL, former Bell Labs research executive, and Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of South Florida. Educated at the City College of New York and Columbia University, he is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and recipient of the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal. His career has centered on research, innovation, and the development of transformative communications technologies. A lifelong American Jew and Zionist, since October 7 he has devoted considerable time to studying and writing about Israel, Zionism, antisemitism, and the changing position of Jews in America.
