WHO ARE WE?
Founders
Peter Castenfelt, Chairman
Karl Frederick Rauscher, President
Karl Frederick Rauscher, President
Mr. Castenfelt is a former New York and London based investment banker and former President of an international Institutional Investment Group. By way of work in the early stages of the Ecofisk Field in the North Sea he first became engaged in the undersea cable industry in the mid-1970s. He has also been a board member of the holding company for one of the world’s premier undersea cable operators. Mr. Castenfelt has three decades of pro bono experience in the field of international affairs. He holds a degree in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Castenfelt is a Swedish Citizen residing in London.
Karl Frederick Rauscher, President
Karl Frederick Rauscher, President
Karl Frederick Rauscher, President
Mr. Rauscher is a Bell Labs Fellow, cited for his achievements in ultra-high reliability and ultra-high security for communications infrastructure. He has been active in the communications industry for over 35 years and has advised governments and industry associations on five continents. From 2005-07 Mr. Rauscher was Vice Chairman of President Bush's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) Industry Executive Committee. Mr. Rauscher holds degrees with high distinction in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and Rutgers University.
Mr. Rauscher is a U.S. Citizen residing in the Greater New York City area.
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Messrs. Castenfelt and Rauscher have collaborated together within their past affiliation with the since 2019-dissolved EastWest Institute and also outside it, on issues of international cybersecurity, on reports on undersea cables, and on related economic and policy issues since 2009. This endeavor has included exchanges on cyberspace and undersea cable issues with a number of governments and private companies worldwide both at policy and operating levels.
Expert Team of "ROGUCCI-25" Advisors and Researchers
- In the production of the 2025 ROGUCCI-25 Study, the Founders have been joined by a team of eminent subject matter experts and researchers from across the globe. Some of these experts are distinguished alumni of the 2010 "ROGUCCI-10" Study.
- Requirements for mastery in the field of, specifically, Reliability of GUCCI (ROGUCCI) encompasses wider areas of knowledge and expertise than skills traditionally associated with the design and operation of GUCCI proper. In the work of the ROGCCI-25 this reality is reflected in the diverse composition of the professional experience provided by the Expert Advisory and Research Team.
Stephen R. Malphrus*
Stephen R. Malphrus*
Stephen R. Malphrus*
*ROGUCCI Inspirator and Alumni
fmr. Chief of Staff & Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors
fmr. Chairman, Financial Sector Group, U.S. President G.W. Bush Working Group Year 2000 Conversion
Provided leadership for the ROGUCCI-10 Study, 2009 Summit and 2010 Report
> Span of affiliation with Institute leadership: 20+ years
Washington, D.C., USA
Mick Green*
Stephen R. Malphrus*
Stephen R. Malphrus*
*ROGUCCI Alumni
fmr. Chairman, International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC)
fmr. Head of BT Subsea Centre of Excellence
Expert contributions to ROGUCCI-10
> Span of affiliation with Institute leadership: 15+ years
Greater London Area, U.K.
Didier Verstichel
Stephen R. Malphrus*
Didier Verstichel
fmr. Chief Risk Officer and Director, Enterprise Security & Architecture; and Director, Worldwide Networks, SWIFT
Expert contributions to: European Commission Availability and Robustness of Electronic Communications Infrastructure (ARECI) and ROGUCCI-10
> Span of affiliation with Institute leadership: 15+ years
Brussels, Belgium
Paul Twomey
Stuart Goldman*
Didier Verstichel
fmr. President, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
fmr. Special Adviser for the Information Economy and Technology, Australian Government
Founding Chief Executive Office of Australia’s National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE)
fmr. Chairman, World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Future of the Internet
> Span of affiliation with Institute leadership: 10+ years
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Stuart Goldman*
Stuart Goldman*
Stuart Goldman*
*ROGUCCI Alumni
Bell Labs Fellow
fmr. Chair, Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) Network Interconnection Interoperability Forum (NIIF)
Expert Contributor to President G. W. Bush National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee NSTAC Task Forces, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Network Reliability & Interoperability Council (NRIC), the European Commission Availability and Robustness of Electronic Communications Infrastructure (ARECI), the EastWest Institute Priority International Communications (PIC), and ROGUCCI Studies.
> Span of affiliation with Institute leadership: 20+ years
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Peter Thermos
Stuart Goldman*
Stuart Goldman*
Founder & CTO, Palindrome Technologies
Principal Investigator for 5G/WiFi6 Hetnets, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Expert contributor to the IEEE Technical Committee on Communications Quality & Reliability (CQR), U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC VII) 5G Security Focus Group; and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Security Standards.
> Span of affiliation with Institute leadership: 15+ years
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Rick Krock*
Arthur Menko*
Arthur Menko*
*ROGUCCI Alumni
fmr. Co-Chairman, ATIS Network Reliability Steering Committee (NRSC)
fmr. Technical Manager, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs
Expert contributor to the European Commission Availability and Robustness of Electronic Communications Infrastructure (ARECI), U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Network Reliability & Interoperability Council (NRIC), and ROGUCCI
> Span of affiliation with Institute leadership: 25+ years
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Arthur Menko*
Arthur Menko*
Arthur Menko*
*ROGUCCI Alumni
President, TelcoData and Business Planning, Inc.
Expert contributor to ATIS Network Reliability Steering Committee (NRSC); U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Network Reliability & Interoperability Council (NRIC); and ROGUCCI
> Span of affiliation with Institute leadership: 25+ years
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Ted Abrams
Arthur Menko*
Andrew Bach*
fmr CTO, American Tower
fmr CTO, Spectrasite
fmr CTO, Wi-Fi Wireless
Expert contributor to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Network Reliability & Interoperability Council (NRIC) Focus Groups
> Span of affiliation with Institute leadership: 20+ years
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Andrew Bach*
Andrés Figoli Pacheco*
Andrew Bach*
*ROGUCCI Alumni
fmr Senior Vice President, Global Head of Network Services & Chief Communications Architect, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Euronext
Member of the Advisory Council, Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation
fmr. Vice President & Chief Architect, Financial Services, Jupiter Networks
Senior Consultant, Institute for Defense Analysis
> Span of affiliation with Institute leadership: 15+ years
New York City, USA
Andrés Figoli Pacheco*
Andrés Figoli Pacheco*
Andrés Figoli Pacheco*
*ROGUCCI Alumni
fmr Legal Manager, Telxius and Telefonica
fmr Director and Executive Committee Member, International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC)
Author: "Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Telecommunications Submarine Cables"
> Span of affiliation with Institute leadership: 15+ years
Geneva, Switzerland
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