FCC Commissioner Starks Announces Staff Changes

Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks announced several changes to his team. William Davenport, Starks’s Chief of Staff and Senior Legal Advisor, will be leaving the FCC at the end of April 2022. Austin Bonner, Starks’s legal advisor for media and consumer protection issues, will serve as Acting Chief of Staff. Commissioner Starks said, “For over three years, Bill has led my office’s efforts to improve the equity, security, and sustainability of our nation’s communications sector. Bill has been a dedicated public servant and I have always appreciated his judgment, expertise, and leadership. He will be deeply missed, and I wish him all the best in what comes next.” After Davenport’s departure, Georgios Leris will serve as Acting Legal Advisor for wireless and international issues through the FCC’s May Open Meeting. Leris currently is an Associate Division Chief in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau’s Competition and Infrastructure Policy Division. In mid-May, Shiva Goel will join the Starks office as permanent Legal Advisor for wireless and international issues. Goel currently is a partner at the law firm of Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP, where he has worked on a variety of wireless and space policy issues.