FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks appoints Alisa Valentin, from Public Knowledge, special adviser ... Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, announces Christianna Barnhart, ex-Charter Communications, as senior counsel-communications and technology policy.
CTA names Jamie Susskind, ex-FCC, (see this section, July 12) vice president-policy and regulatory affairs ... Aspen Institute adds to Communications and Society Program Managing Director Tricia Kelly responsibility for new Communications, Technology and Innovation Program, combining Communications and Society Program, Cybersecurity and Technology Program and the Center for Urban Innovation; names Lucas Welch, from Pluribus Project, head of new Attention and Democracy Initiative; promotes Dominique Harrison to project director-Communications and Society Program, and Kristine Gloria to associate director for artificial intelligence, for in-formation Emergent and Intelligent Technologies Initiative; and announces Cybersecurity Director Garrett Graff transitioning to run @CyberJournalism project and Dialogue on Public Libraries Director Amy Garmer, taking a leave of absence for sabbatical.
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr names Joseph Calascione, Office of Economic Analysis, acting legal adviser-wireline issues, replacing Jamie Susskind (see 1907110069) ... Atlantic Council announces Trey Herr, ex-Microsoft, as director, Cyber Statecraft Initiative ... Access Partnership names Michael Clauser, ex-Analog Devices, global head-data and trust.
Karan Kapoor, ex-Clear Capital Advisers, rejoins Pagemill Partners, technology advisory practice of Duff & Phelps, as managing director ... Enterprise Wireless Alliance names Jennifer Garry, ex-Arlington (Virginia) Chamber of Commerce, as membership director ... AshLee Strong, ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., establishes Granite Peak Communications.
MPAA appoints Emily Lenzner, from Atlantic Media, executive vice president-global communications and public affairs, succeeding Matt Bennett, named American University vice president-chief communications officer ... House Commerce Committee ranking member Greg Walden, R-Ore., announces Melissa Froelich leaving as Consumer Protection Subcommittee chief GOP counsel.
Hogan Lovells announces Peter Marta, ex-JPMorgan Chase, becomes partner-privacy and cybersecurity ... Akin Gump taps Clifford Sweatte, ex-FAA, as senior policy adviser ... Ramo Law names Nicole Compas, ex-Gray Krauss, of counsel-entertainment.
Public Knowledge promotes Chris Lewis to president-CEO, from which Gene Kimmelman steps down, and Kimmelman moves to senior adviser; also promoted are Eboni Speight to chief operating officer, John Bergmayer to legal director and Phillip Berenbroick to policy director ... BMI promotes David Levin to senior vice president-licensing ... NAB's Zamir Ahmed rises to vice president-media relations ... A+E Networks moves Patrick Vien to group managing director-international; Edward Sabin, who was co-executive managing director with Vien, to move on from A+E.
Aura Systems stockholders holding majority of shares vote to remove Ronald Buschur, William Anderson and Si Ryong Yu from the board, replacing them with Cipora Lavut, David Mann and Robert Lempert; Lavut succeeds Ronald Buschur as chair; directors name Lavut acting president, and Mann and Lempert replace Melvin Gagerman as acting chief financial officer and acting corporate secretary, respectively ... Updata Partners software-focused investor based in Washington promotes Dan Moss and Braden Snyder to principals, Cam Salem and Arun Singh to vice presidents, and Alex Otero to senior associate.
Wireless ISP Association hires Louis Peraertz, ex-FCC Wireless Bureau, as vice president-policy ... FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Chief of Staff Jamie Susskind, leaving agency, reportedly for CTA; she and CTA didn’t confirm that ... Fulcrum Public Affairs, which represents such companies as Google and T-Mobile, hires Aaron Trujillo, ex-Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, as vice president ... International Game Developers Association names board member and secretary Renee Gittins executive director, succeeding Jen MacLean; Nika Nour, ex-Entertainment Software Association, succeeds MacLean, as IGDA Foundation executive director.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai moves from acting to permanent advisers in his office, he announces at commissioners' meeting: Aaron Goldberger for wireless and Alexander Sanjenis for media; FCC Public Safety Bureau industry analyst Larry Synder retiring ... Wilkinson Barker taps Nicholas Alexander, ex-CenturyLink, as partner-broadband and intellectual property ... Ex-LMG staffers open new communications firm, Shape Advocacy: Ted Kalo and Sam Sokol as founding partners and Casey Murray as director.