[BC] A change coming?

[Barry Mishkind]

As many of you already know:

By 
<http://www.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=392>Leslie 
Cauley, USA TODAY

It's official (almost): President Obama plans to 
name his top tech guru, Julius Genachowski, 
chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

Obama on Tuesday announced his intention to 
nominate Genachowski. Providing there are no 
last-minute hitches, a formal announcement and 
Senate confirmation hearing will follow. That process could take a few months.

Genachowski, 46, is the architect of Obama's 
hugely successful drive to use the Internet to 
raise funds for the primary and general election 
campaigns. He also pushed the idea of using 
wireless as a way to connect with supporters.

. . . .

A lawyer by training ­ he and Obama were Harvard 
classmates ­ Genachowski is a venture capitalist 
with long ties to Silicon Valley. He spent eight 
years at IAC/InterActive, controlled by Hollywood 
powerhouse Barry Diller, and was a law clerk for 
two Supreme Court justices. He later served as 
chief counsel to former FCC chairman Reed Hundt, a Clinton appointee.

. . .

That unique combination of experiences will serve 
him well, says Blair Levin, a managing partner at Stifel Nicolaus.

Genachowski "understands that you have to 
understand Washington" to get things done at the 
FCC, says Levin, another former adviser to Hundt.

"But you also better understand the markets and 
technology ­ what can lead to innovation and what 
can slow down innovation." On that score, he says, Genachowski is a slam dunk.

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