Julius Genachowski, a venture capitalist who served as a technology advisor to President-elect Barack Obama's presidential campaign, has been tapped to head the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), according to several reports.
In its Tuesday (Jan. 13) edition, the Washington Post reported that congressional sources confirmed that Genachowski, 46, was the President-elect's choice to head the FCC.
The newspaper also cited sources close to the Obama transition team as saying the President-elect was prepared to offer Genachhowski either the FCC job or name him chief technology officer in the Obama administration. The CTO job would not include policy-making authority, the Post reported, prompting Genachowski to accept the FCC chairmanship.
There are several things to like about this pick. First, as an advisor to Barack Obama's presidential campaign, Genachowski helped to develop, and / or signed off on, Obama's excellent telecom proposals. Second, the best open media advocacy organization around, Free Press, likes him (more in the extended entry):
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