Julius Genachowski, a Havard law school classmate of President-elect Barack Obama, is expected to be the next head of the Federal Communications Commission, according to a published report.
Julius Genachowski served under former FCC Chair Reed Hundt
CedMagazine.com reported the pick online, citing sources close to the administration. Genachowski had previously been identified as a leading candidate to replace current Chairman Kevin Martin.
He presently serves as a venture capitalist Rock Creek Ventures and was chief counsel to former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt. He also spent eight years as an executive at Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp.
Genachowski led the development of Obama’s technology and innovation agenda.
Obama has said he wants to promote universal broadband for all Americans and is a proponent of net neutrality, under which content is required to flow unhindered across the networks operated by telecommunications and cable companies.
