Timothy Shiou-Ming Wu is an American legal scholar and professor of law at Columbia University. He is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and served as Special Assistant to the President for Technology and Competition Policy from 2021 to 2023. Wu is known for his significant contributions to antitrust and communications policy. He coined the phrase 'network neutrality' in his 2003 law journal article titled Network Neutrality, Broadband Discrimination, which became foundational to debates over internet regulation and equal access to broadband services. In the late 2010s, Wu was a leading advocate for an antitrust lawsuit directed at the breakup of Facebook, reflecting his broader focus on competition policy and the regulation of large technology companies.