Robert M. McDowell

At-a-Glance

Former Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for seven years
Partner and Chair of Cooley's global communications practice
Appointed to the FCC by presidents George W. Bush (2006) and Barack Obama (2009)
Serves as Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute's Center for the Economics of the Internet

Biography

Robert M. McDowell is a lawyer and lobbyist with extensive experience in telecommunications, media, and technology. He served as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for seven years, having been appointed by presidents George W.

Bush in 2006 and Barack Obama in 2009, with unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate each time.

He was notably the first Republican appointed to an independent agency by President Obama.