FCC shuffles Office of Legislative Affairs

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Thursday that Greg Guice has been named director of the agency's Office of Legislative Affairs and Christopher Lewis has been appointed deputy director.

Guice previously served as acting director of OLA and special counsel for House affairs. He spent the past 12 years as an attorney for the commission on wireline, wireless and public-safety issues. 

“Greg’s substantive knowledge and interpersonal skills have helped OLA act as a critical resource to Congressional staff and further the agency’s Congressionally-mandated obligations," Genachowski said in a statement.

Guice was detailed for almost two years to serve as counsel to former House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) to help the committee's work on universal service reform, spectrum policy and other areas. He earned a B.A. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D. from George Mason University.

Lewis handled legislative affairs for the FCC's National Broadband Plan team before joining OLA; he also served as senior adviser on the commission's policy team for the transition to digital television. He graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in government.

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