FCC’s Gigi Sohn Departing

Gigi Sohn, counselor to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, is leaving the agency for a fellowship with the Open Society Foundations.

As president and CEO of Public Knowledge from 2001 to 2013, Sohn was known as an outspoken critic of the agency and a fierce consumer advocate when Chairman Wheeler tapped her to join his office in November 2013. She pushed for strong network neutrality rules before joining the commission, and was considered a key adviser in the development of the Open Internet Order. In January, she will begin a year-long Leadership in Government Fellowship. She will use multi-platform storytelling techniques to help demonstrate how public policy can improve access to communications networks, new technology, and media for communities too often left behind in the digital age.