Anna M. Gomez
{{Short description|American telecommunications lawyer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Anna Gomez
| image = Anna M. Gomez, FCC Commissioner.jpg
| birth_place = Orlando, Florida, U.S.
| office = Member of the Federal Communications Commission
| president = Joe Biden
| term_start = September 25, 2023
| predecessor = Ajit Pai
| education = {{plainlist|
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| caption = Gomez in 2023
}}
Anna M. Gomez is an American telecommunications lawyer currently serving as a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.{{Cite news |last=Lima |first=Christiano |date=September 7, 2023 |title=Senate confirms Biden's FCC nominee, breaking years-long deadlock |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/07/fcc-anna-gomez-confirmed-biden-nominee/ |access-date=September 7, 2023}} From 2013 to 2022, she was a partner at Wiley Rein and in 2023 was a senior advisor in the United States Department of State's Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy. She was the deputy assistant secretary of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from 2009 to 2013.
Early life and education
Born in Orlando, Florida, Gomez spent her childhood in Bogotá, Colombia, before relocating to New Jersey with her family.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=President Biden Announces Federal Communications Commission Nominees |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/22/president-biden-announces-federal-communications-commission-nominees/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=The White House |language=en-US}} {{PD-notice}} She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in pre-law from Pennsylvania State University and a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School.
Career
After graduating from law school, Gomez worked as an associate at Arnold & Porter. She joined the Federal Communications Commission in 1994, serving as deputy counsel to the chief until 1996. Gomez served as deputy chief of staff for the National Economic Council in 1997 and returned to the FCC, serving as chief and deputy chief of the Network Services Division. Gomez also served as deputy chief of the FCC International Bureau and as a senior legal advisor to Chairman William E. Kennard.{{Cite web |last=Feiner |first=Lauren |date=2023-05-22 |title=Biden nominates telecom attorney Anna Gomez to FCC after more than two years of deadlock |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/22/biden-nominates-telecom-attorney-anna-gomez-to-fcc.html |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=CNBC |language=en}} From 2006 to 2009, Gomez worked as the vice president of government affairs at Sprint Nextel.{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Makena |date=2023-05-22 |title=President Biden nominates a fresh face to break FCC deadlock |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/22/23732988/biden-fcc-nominee-anna-gomez |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}} From 2009 to 2013, Gomez served as deputy assistant secretary of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. From 2013 to 2022, she worked as a partner at Wiley Rein. In 2023, from January until September, Gomez served as a senior advisor in the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
In May 2023, U.S. president Joe Biden nominated Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission following Gigi Sohn's failed bid.{{Cite web |title=PN673 — Anna M. Gomez — Federal Communications Commission |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/673 |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Congress.gov |date=September 7, 2023 |language=en-US}} The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation reported favorably on her nomination in July 2023.{{Cite web |last=Eggerton |first=John |date=2023-08-18 |title=Anna Gomez Nomination on Track To Create Democratic FCC Majority |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/anna-gomez-on-track-to-create-democratic-fcc-majority |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Broadcasting Cable |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Dille |first=Grace |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Senate Panel Advances FCC Nominee Anna Gomez to Break Impasse |url=https://www.meritalk.com/articles/senate-panel-advances-fcc-nominee-anna-gomez-to-break-impasse/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=MeriTalk |language=en-US}} On September 7, 2023, the United States Senate voted to confirm Gomez with a vote of 55–43.{{Cite web |last=DeGeurin |first=Mack |date=September 8, 2023 |title=What You Need to Know About the New FCC Commissioner |website=Gizmodo |url=https://gizmodo.com/what-to-know-about-anna-gomez-the-new-fcc-commissioner-1850818291 |access-date=September 22, 2023}} Her term ends July 1, 2026.
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