FCC Announces Appointment Of Esbin As Deputy Chief Of The Consumer And Governmental Affairs Bureau

The Federal Communications Commission announced the appointment of Barbara Esbin as deputy chief of the agency’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Esbin will focus on overseeing the Bureau’s Office of Native Affairs and Policy and its Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, concentrating on productive engagement with Native Nations and with state and local governments. Esbin brings to the FCC broad experience, including more than 14 years at the agency and 15 years in private practice. She has taken on varied roles during her stints with the FCC including senior positions in the Enforcement Bureau, Media Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the former Common Carrier and Cable Services Bureaus. In private practice, she was a partner at Cinnamon Mueller; a senior staffer at the Progress and Freedom Foundation; and a partner at Dow, Lohnes and Albertson. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Antioch College and law degree from Duke University.