Communications Personals
Center for Democracy & Technology names Alexandra Reeve Givens, from Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law & Policy, president-CEO, effective May 11, succeeding Nuala O’Connor (see this section, Sept. 11) ... Point52 Group started by CBS Washington veteran John Orlando (see this section, Oct. 10), working on regulatory, legislative and crisis management issues ... Oregon Public Utility Commission advances Bryan Conway to utility program director ... Otelco President Richard Clark becomes also CEO and board member, succeeding Robert Souza, retired ... Nexstar promotes Byron Grandy to vice president and general manager-broadcast and digital operations, Denver market ... Entravision announces Bernice Lopez Smith, from R Communications, is senior vice president; and Debbie Flores, ex-KRGV-TV Weslaco, Texas, returns as vice president-integrated marketing ... Facebook appoints Nancy Killefer, ex-McKinsey & Co., and Tracey Travis, Estee Lauder Cos., to board ... GameStop announces Reggie Fils-Aime, ex-Nintendo; Bill Simon, ex-Walmart; and J.K. Symancyk, PetSmart, joining board; ex-CEO Dan DeMatteo; Gerald Szczepanski, ex-Gadzooks; Larry Zilavy, ex-Barnes and Noble; and Steve Koonin, Atlanta Hawks, retiring from board, effective June annual meeting, with Kathy Vrabeck, Korn Ferry, succeeding DeMatteo as chair; and Jerome Davis, ex-Jerome L. Davis & Associates, and Tom Kelly, ex-Nextel, retiring from the board, effective June 2021.
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Lobbyist registrations: Panasonic, Whitmer & Worrall on international trade, “intelligent transportation systems and data networks” and “innovative technology,” effective March 1 ... Autonomous vehicle tech platform Argo AI, Alpine Group Partners, effective Feb. 3 ... Adobe, Foresight Law + Policy on “promoting increased funding for career and technical education innovation and modernization; encouraging flexibility for postsecondary performance based learning initiatives and related professional capacity building,” effective Feb. 1 ... Association of American Publishers, former House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., on trade, intellectual property, competition, different publishing models, science and technology, Higher Education Act reauthorization, college affordability, instructional materials, effective Feb. 1 ... Comcast, former NTIA Administrator David Redl and his consulting firm Salt Point Strategies on 6 GHz spectrum, effective Feb. 1 ... Music industry consultancy Hip-Hoppreneur, Forbes-Tate, effective Feb. 1.
More lobbyist registrations: ID.me, Miller Strategies on “identification fraud protection and other technological issues,” effective Feb. 1 ... Salesforce.com, Mercury Public Affairs, effective Feb. 1 ... Vizio, West Front Strategies on “privacy, patents, and trade policy”, effective Feb. 1 ... CTA, Hobart Hallaway on “automated driving” and FY 2021 appropriations, effective Jan. 28 ... Qualis, Maynard, Cooper & Gale on “satellite communications” R&D, effective Jan. 28 ... Fortress Information Security, Whitmer & Worrall, effective Jan. 23 ... Free Conference Call, Miller Strategies, effective Jan. 21 ... Cybersecurity company ZeroFox, Cornerstone Government Affairs on “policies that draw attention to the governments need to protect the digital personas of government agencies, especially on social media,” effective Jan. 21 ... ByteDance, American Continental Group, effective Jan. 20 ... Inseego, Akin Gump on “domestic and international deployment of 5G” technology, effective Jan. 17 ... Amazon Web Services, American Defense International on DOD and intelligence Community cloud computing, effective Jan. 15 ... ByteDance, Mehlman Castagnetti, effective Jan. 15.