Rachelle Chong, nationally known technology expert and former public official, has joined the Techwire writing staff as a columnist.
Chong is known for her work in telecommunications, broadband, wireless communications, cable, digital literacy, public safety communications, renewable energy and smart grid policy.
She is a former Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (Clinton appointee) and the California Public Utilities Commission (Schwarzenegger appointee). She also served as special counsel at the California Technology Agency. Most recently, she was vice president for government affairs for Comcast. She has also been a partner at two international law firms (Graham & James and Coudert Brothers), and an entrepreneur.
Chong says she is delighted to brush off her Journalism degree from Cal Berkeley and serve as a columnist for Techwire. She will focus on federal policies and the San Francisco and Silicon Valley tech/telecom beats.
Capitol Weekly named Chong as one of the top 100 most important people impacting state policy in 2012.
