FCC Chairman Ajit Pai appoints D’wana Terry, from Wireline Bureau, as acting director, Office of Workplace Diversity, following Larry Hudson’s transition to Office of Communications Business Opportunities. Diane Holland, ex-National Urban League, returns to agency as Commissioner Geoffrey Starks’ legal adviser-media and consumer protection issues, succeeding Michael Scurato, moving to Media Bureau Policy Division management.
American Antitrust Institute hires Laura Alexander, ex-Cohen Milstein, as vice president-policy ... Ex-NTIA Administrator David Redl (see 2001060013) says he’s heading his own consulting firm ... Perkins Coie tech transactions and privacy partners Daphne Higgs and Mark Wicker become office managing partners, respectively, Palo Alto and San Diego offices ... Patent and Trademark Office appoints Jay Hoffman, ex-Consumer Product Safety Commission, chief financial officer, succeeding acting CFO Sean Mildrew, returning to deputy CFO.
Foster Garvey broadcast lawyer Lawrence Miller retires ... Society of Broadcast Engineers Executive Director John Poray retiring year-end 2020.
Harris Wiltshire promotes to partners Paul Caritj, communications; Deepika Ravi, litigation; and Colleen Sechrest, telecom and technology ... Foster Garvey broadcast lawyer Erwin Krasnow retires ... Venable hires Alexander Botting, ex-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as senior director-international cybersecurity services.
Computer & Communications Industry Association promotes Matt Schruers to president, succeeding Ed Black, who retires, continues as senior adviser and remains on board as CEO emeritus.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) promotes Hayley Williamson to chairwoman-Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
TDS Telecom promotes Karl Betz to vice president-information technologies ... IHeartMedia names Paige Rockwell, from Townsquare Media, vice president-sales, Binghamton, New York.
NBCUniversal names Abbey Berryman, ex-Dentsu Aegis Network, senior vice president-client partnerships ... President Donald Trump adds to Assistant to the President and the Senior Adviser to the Chief of Staff Robert Blair responsibilities as special representative-international telecommunications policy ... Uber announces ex-CEO Travis Kalanick resigning from board, effective Dec. 31, “to focus on his new business and philanthropic endeavors.”
Commerce Department moves Doug Kinkoph to acting NTIA administrator (see 1912230065) ... FTC Chairman Joe Simons appoints Andrew Sweeting, University of Maryland, director-Bureau of Economics, succeeding Bruce Kobayashi, returning to George Mason University ... Fletcher Heald telecom lawyer Mitchell Lazarus says he’s retiring.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai names Monisha Ghosh, from National Science Foundation, chief technology officer ... Public Knowledge appoints Diego Rivera, ex-Equal Rights Center, director-finance and administration, and Tsion Tesfaye, ex-CeaseFirePA, communications justice fellow, launching Tech Policy Diversity Project ... Jenner & Block promotes to partners Christopher Lindsay, media and entertainment litigation, and Johanna Thomas, communications, internet and technology.