FCC Commissioner Carr names Chief of Staff

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr announced that Jamie Susskind has joined his office as Chief of Staff and Legal Advisor for wireline issues. Susskind joins Commissioner Carr’s office from the United States Senate, where she served as Chief Counsel to Sen Deb Fischer (R-NE). In that role, Susskind managed the Senator’s priorities on the Senate Commerce Committee, as well as the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Prior to joining Senator Fischer’s office, Susskind was detailed from the FCC to serve as Counsel to the Senate Communications Subcommittee. Previously, Susskind worked in the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau, where she held various roles, including Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief and Acting Assistant Division Chief of the Pricing Policy Division. Earlier in her career, Susskind was a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Mary J. Schoelen on the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. She graduated from the Antonin Scalia Law School and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. Commissioner Carr also announced that Nathan Eagan, who has been serving as Acting Legal Advisor for wireline issues while on detail from the Wireline Competition Bureau, will be rejoining the Bureau.