Gigi Sohn, Renowned Public Advocate and Net Neutrality Pioneer, Joins EFF’s Board

Gigi Sohn, a leading public advocate for the concept that broadband Internet should be open, affordable, and competitive, has joined the board of directors of the Electronic Fronteir Foundation. A lawyer and innovator who has both counseled and stood up to the Federal Communications Commission—albeit not always at the same time—Sohn has fearlessly worked for over 30 years to make US communications networks accessible to all consumers and protective of user privacy. 

As counselor to former FCC Chairman  Tom Wheeler from 2013 to 2016, Gigi played a big role in the FCC’s adoption of the strongest-ever net neutrality rules, earning recognition in the tech press as one of the “Heroes Who Saved the Internet.” Gigi helped co-found Public Knowledge (PK), the nation’s leading nonprofit representing consumer interests in telecommunications policy, and served as its president from 2001 to 2013. She is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy and a Benton Senior Fellow and Public Advocate. Gigi has been a fellow at Mozilla and the Open Society Foundation.