Michael Powell

The Honorable Michael K. Powell served as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission at a time of revolutionary change in technology and communications. He was appointed by President Clinton in 1997 and was designated Chairman by President Bush in 2001. Chairman Powell previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Antitrust Division in the Department of Justice. Prior to joining the Justice Department, he was an associate in the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers. Chairman Powell clerked for the Honorable Harry T. Edwards, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He graduated in 1985 from the College of William and Mary with a degree in Government and earned his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. Chairman Powell is currently a Senior Advisor of Providence Equity Partners. He sits on the boards of Cisco and Aol as well as the Aspen Institute and America’s Promise.