Genachowski Taps Gottheimer as Senior Counselor

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the appointment of Josh Gottheimer as Senior Counselor to the Chairman. In this capacity, Mr. Gottheimer will serve as the Chairman's strategic advisor on a wide range of policy and legal matters. He will have oversight over the legislative, communications, intergovernmental affairs, and public liaison functions of the agency. Gottheimer will also focus on America's innovation agenda and the steps the FCC can take -- including considering the recommendations in the National Broadband Plan -- to help facilitate American global competitiveness, economic growth, and job creation and to improve the use of 21st century communications networks to improve health care, education, energy efficiency, and public safety.

Gottheimer currently serves as the Executive Vice President, Worldwide at Burson-Marsteller, a global communications firm; before that, he was the Director of Strategic Communications at Ford Motor Company, where he oversaw corporate advertising.

Between 1998 to 2001, Mr. Gottheimer served as Special Assistant to the President and Presidential Speechwriter to President Bill Clinton. Among others, he helped draft the State of the Union addresses in 1999 and 2000, several comedy speeches, and the 2000 Democratic Convention speech. After leaving the White House, Mr. Gottheimer was a Senior Advisor to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. In the 2004 presidential race, Mr. Gottheimer served as Deputy Director of Speechwriting and Senior Policy Advisor to the John Kerry for President Campaign.