USTelecom appoints Patrick Halley, ex-Wilkinson Barker, senior vice president-advocacy and regulatory affairs, succeeding Jonathan Banks, who previously led USTelecom law and policy team ... RIAA President Mitch Glazier becomes chairman-CEO as previously announced (see 1704030020) and Michele Ballantyne advances to chief operating officer ... Angela Kung, ex-FCC Wireless Bureau, rejoins Mintz as of counsel, communications practice.
Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi will appoint Douglas Letter, ex-DOJ, as House general counsel ... Submittable SaaS names Brady Meltzer, ex-Oracle, vice president-sales.
Verizon Vice President-State Government Relations Ed Senn announces his retirement ... Tesla names Larry Ellison, Oracle, and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, Walgreens Boots Alliance, to board.
OneLogin names Courtney Harrison, ex-Medius Advisory Group, chief human resources officer ... TenFour adds Scott Alcott, ex-Comcast Cable, to board ... Humans.net appoints Mark Minevich, AI Pioneers Forum, to advisory board.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) appoints to 9-1-1 Services Board new members Mary Blowe, Winchester; Scott Garber, Staunton Fire & Rescue Department; Seth Weise, Sprint; and Kelvin Wright, Chesapeake Police Department ... Seagate names Gianluca Romano, ex-Micron, executive vice president-chief financial officer.
Seagate appoints Gianluca Romano, from Micron, executive vice president-chief financial officer ... NARUC appoints Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable Commissioner Karen Charles Peterson as chair, Committee on Telecommunications, succeeding Idaho Public Utilities Commissioner Paul Kjellander ... The Markle Foundation elects Steven Denning, General Atlantic, to board.
Tom Navin, ex-Wiley Rein, joins Facebook as global policy director-connectivity and access ... Jenner & Block advances AnnaMarie Van Hoesen to partner-entertainment and intellectual property ... CPB promotes Maja Mrkoci to chief content and innovation officer ... Vbrick names Christian Rockwell, ex-Sparta Systems, chief marketing officer.
Longtime cable lawyer Paul Glist retiring from Davis Wright and joining as general counsel The Tahirih Justice Center human rights nonprofit ... Google hires Jose Castaneda, departing Information Technology Industry Council Jan. 18, for Policy Communications Team working on regulatory issues in San Francisco, effective Jan. 28 ... NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine appoints Bettina Inclan, ex-Mira Mira Strategies, associate administrator-communications ... Sen.-elect Josh Hawley, R-Mo., to join Judiciary and Homeland Security committees.
Entertainment Software Association Senior Vice President-Government Affairs Erik Huey leaving to become president of government relations and public affairs consultancy he's co-founding ... Devcon hires Michael Anaya, ex-FBI, as head-global cyber investigations and government relations ... IHeartMedia names Eric Hadley, ex-GroundTruth, senior vice president-marketing ... WarnerMedia adds responsibilities for Kevin Reilly, now president-TBS, TNT and chief creative officer, Turner and Direct-to-Consumer.
With Department of Homeland Security elevating and changing National Protections and Programs Directorate’s name to Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Jeanette Manfra becomes CISA assistant director ... Comcast's FreeWheel appoints Sarah Foss, ex-Imagine Communications, senior vice president-strategic initiatives, FreeWheel Advertisers.