Peter Harter - Innovation Gadfly

About Peter Harter

"Peter Harter cut his teeth on encryption export controls at Netscape under Jim Barksdale. After the Dot-Com boom and a stint in the music file-sharing industry, he sold security software to banks and the military before raising U.S. telecom investment for data centers in China. He later obtained a U.S. export license to China for TerraPower, the advanced nuclear reactor backed by Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold. Peter built Markup to modernize Congress, tracing legislation and securing remote voting for House Leadership during the pandemic. As founder of Injustice Pool and The Farrington Group, he brings patent expertise to today’s discussion on China’s cognitive warfare and its impact on U.S. innovation." Peter then built Markup to modernize how Congress and the public trace legislation and votes. Peter Harter – Bio for NCNI Summit – March 20, 2025 Peter Harter bridges technology, policy, business, law, standards, politics, and entrepreneurship. As Founder of The Farrington Group, he advises management, boards, and investors on political, legislative, and regulatory risks, on issues involving patents, copyrights, EV/ESS/batteries, 5G, quantum, AI, cybersecurity, broadband, precision agriculture, nuclear fission and fusion energy, antitrust and export controls. Career Highlights

Co-founder, Markup LLC (2014-2024): Develops SaaS solutions for policymaking and governance, creating products for Congress and other entities with globally distributed teams.

Intellectual Ventures (2005-2013): Specialized in lobbying for patent reform and regulatory issues, leading teams of 20-50 professionals.

Securify (2000-2002): Directed business development and sales for network security SaaS, managing sales and legal teams.

eMusic (1999-2000): Oversaw standards and public policy, addressing antitrust issues and the Secure Digital Music Initiative.

Netscape (1995-1999): As Global Public Policy Counsel, managed lobbying on encryption, privacy, antitrust, and export controls.

Education

JD, Villanova University School of Law (1993): Focused on constitutional issues in electronic democracy, contributing to the Environmental Law Journal and participating in the EPA’s toxic cleanup litigation unit.

BA, Lehigh University (1990): Double major in American Government and Rhetoric, Phi Beta Kappa honoree.

Advisory/Board Activities

Fair Inventing Fund (2020-Present): Voluntarily supporting underrepresented inventors with access to capital and justice challenges in patent enforcement.

Co-founder, Precision Agriculture Connectivity & Accuracy Stakeholder Alliance (2018-Present): Advancing broadband speed measurement and mapping audits in agriculture, collaborating with regulators and deploying network testing.

Board Member, Open Source Election Technology Institute (2007-Present):

Contributes to election technology advancements, focusing on government relations and donor outreach and development of AI driven Knowledge Base tools for election administration officials to combat misinformation and to automate citizen services and provide an immutable record.

On May 12, 2025, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), the world’s leading EV battery maker, restructured its Hong Kong IPO as a Regulation S offering, barring US onshore investors, avoiding SEC oversight before its May 20 debut. This shift from a $5-8 billion target down to a near $4B raise signals the impact of […]