GOMEZ
Anna

• 1. Career

Anna M. Gomez is an American telecommunications lawyer currently serving as a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. From 2013 to 2022, she was a partner at Wiley Rein. and in 2023 was a senior advisor in the United States Department of State's Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy since 2023. She was the deputy assistant secretary of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from 2009 to 2013.

Career

After graduating from law school, Gomez worked as an associate at Arnold & Porter. She joined the Federal Communications Commission in 1994, serving as deputy counsel to the chief until 1996. Gomez served as deputy chief of staff for the National Economic Council in 1997 and returned to the FCC, serving as chief and deputy chief of the Network Services Division.

Gomez also served as deputy chief of the FCC International Bureau and as a senior legal advisor to Commissioner William Kennard. From 2006 to 2009, Gomez worked as the vice president of government affairs at Sprint Nextel. From 2009 to 2013, Gomez served as deputy assistant secretary of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. From 2013 to 2022, she worked as a partner at Wiley Rein. In 2023, from January until September, Gomez served as a senior advisor in the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.

In May 2023, U.S. president Joe Biden nominated Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission following Gigi Sohn's failed bid. The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation reported favorably on her nomination in July 2023. On September 7, 2023, the United States Senate voted to confirm Gomez with a vote of 55–43. Her term ends July 1, 2026.