Communications Personals
New America’s Open Technology Institute promotes Sarah Morris to deputy director and hires Spandana Singh and Becky Chao, following Millennial Public Policy fellowships at New America, as, respectively, policy program associate and policy analyst ... Israel Tech Policy Institute and Future of Privacy Forum name Limor Shmerling Magazanik, ex-Israel Privacy Protection Authority, ITPI managing director and FPF senior fellow ... Leaving Entertainment Software Association: Nika Nour, who was promoted in May to head-public affairs/strategic adviser to then-CEO Mike Gallagher ... House Commerce Committee Press Secretary Elena Hernandez leaves.
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Nielsen appoints David Kenny, ex-IBM, CEO and board member, succeeding Mitch Barns, retiring year-end as previously announced (see this section, July 27) ... Evine advances Jon Sanders to senior vice president/general manager-fulfillment and third-party logistics ... Colorado Attorney General-elect Phil Weiser names Kathryn Besemer, ex-Apple, to head transition team, with members including Rich Baer, Liberty Media; Audrey Danner, Mountain Connect Broadband Development Conference; and Eric Roza, Oracle ... FirstNet names Todd Early, Texas Department of Public Safety, to chair Public Safety Advisory Committee.
Lobbyist registrations: T-Mobile, Davidoff Hutcher & Citron on telecom issues with New York congressional delegation, effective Nov. 20 ... LiveRamp, Emergent Strategies, effective Nov. 1 ... Dtex Systems, Orlie Yaniv Strategies, effective Oct. 26 ... Voqal, J. A. Hill Group on 2.5 GHz educational broadband service spectrum, effective Oct. 9 ... Infineon, Capitol Point Group and Team Hallahan, effective Oct. 1 ... IRobot, Van Heuvelen Strategies, effective Oct. 1 ... Quantum Industry Coalition, K&L Gates, effective Oct. 1 ... Booz Allen, Monument Policy Group on issues including artificial intelligence and federal government cybersecurity, effective Oct. 1.