President Biden Announces Federal Communications Commission Nominees

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President Joe Biden will nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in the Federal Communications Commission:

  • Anna M. Gomez, Nominee for Commissioner of the FCC: A telecommunications attorney with extensive experience in domestic and international communications law and policy. Gomez serves as a Senior Advisor for International Information and Communications Policy in the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy. Gomez served as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Deputy Administrator from 2009 to 2013.
  • Geoffrey Adam Starks, Nominee for Commissioner of the FCC: Currently serves as a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission since 2017. Throughout his career, Starks has focused on creating access to high-quality broadband for every American including rural America. While serving at the FCC he has worked to make networks more secure.  Starks previously served as Assistant Bureau Chief of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau.
  • Brendan Carr, Nominee for Commissioner of the FCC: Currently serves as a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, having first joined the agency as a staffer in 2012. In his time on the Commission, Carr has focused on expanding affordable, high-speed Internet service to all Americans. Carr also leads a groundbreaking telehealth initiative at the FCC, the Connected Care Pilot Program, which supports the delivery of high-quality care to low-income Americans and veterans. 

President Biden Announces Federal Communications Commission Nominees