FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel Announces New Staff

FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel announced the appointment of Umair Javed as Legal Advisor, with primary responsibility for wireless and international issues. 

Before joining the Commission, Javed was an Associate in the Telecom, Media, and Technology practice group at Wiley Rein, LLP, where he focused on domestic and international telecommunications issues and spectrum policy. Javed also served on U.S. delegations to conferences and meetings of the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union. Javed currently serves as Commissioner of the Consumer Protection Commission of Fairfax County and previously was a firefighter and EMT and founder of Red Truck Foundation, a nonprofit assisting with emergency response training in developing countries. He holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia as well as a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.