 In May 2013, McDowell became a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute's Center for Economics of the Internet.In December 2013 he was appointed to the Panel on the Future of Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms, a group focused on a multistakeholder approach to Internet governance.The Panel released a high-level report on May 20, 2014 which includes principles for global Internet cooperation, proposed frameworks for such cooperation and a roadmap for future Internet governance challenges.