Change Sweeping to the FCC - washingtonpost.com

Julius Genachowski, technology adviser to President-elect Barack Obama, is poised to become chairman of the Federal Communications Commission at a time when communications policy lies at the intersection of sweeping changes in the high-tech business landscape.

With Genachowski's private-sector experience and ear to Silicon Valley, the appointment could signal greater focus on new Internet technologies for the agency, analysts said.

The 46-year-old is a Harvard Law School classmate and longtime friend of Obama and raised $500,000 for his campaign.

He worked as an executive at Barry Diller's IAC/Interactive and as a local venture capital investor. He has invested in "Web 2.0" companies like the social-networking site MyGameMug and the mobile game distributor MPowerPlayer through his incubator, LaunchBox Digital, based in the District.

Genachowski also served as general counsel to then-FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, as a Supreme Court clerk and as an aide for Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.).

Change Sweeping to the FCC - washingtonpost.com