Dr. Edward Czarnecki is Vice President of Global and Government Affairs at Digital Alert Systems, a leading provider of emergency information solutions for the media industry.

Dr. Czarnecki serves on the Board of Directors for the Advanced Television Systems Committee, or ATSC, where he is also Vice-Chair of the Advanced Emergency Information Implementation Team. He is an active member of several important working groups, including FEMA’s IPAWS Select Working Group and Canada’s Alert Technical Working Group.

He also serves on the Steering Committee of the AWARN Alliance and has contributed his expertise to FEMA’s National Advisory Council alerting group as well as the FCC’s Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council.

Dr. Czarnecki has advised multiple countries on deploying effective public warning systems, working with broadcasters, cable, mobile, and satellite industries across the Americas and Europe.

He earned his Ph.D. from Georgetown University and holds a Master’s Degree and Certificate in International Law from St. John’s University.