Kevin J. Martin is chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He was nominated to be a member of the FCC by President George W. Bush on April 30, 2001, and was sworn in on July 3, 2001. He was designated chairman by President Bush on March 18, 2005.

Before he joined the FCC, Martin served as special assistant to the president for economic policy and on the staff of the National Economic Council. In his capacity as special assistant, he focused on commerce and technology policy issues. He also served as the official U.S. representative to the G-8’s Digital Opportunity Task Force, which brought together governments, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector to identify ways in which the digital revolution could expand opportunities in developing countries.

Prior to joining the Bush Administration, Chairman Martin served as principle technology and telecommunications adviser on the Bush-Cheney transition team. From July 1999 to December 2000, Martin served as deputy general counsel for the Bush campaign, and from 1997 to 1999 he was a legal adviser to FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth, focusing on telecommunications and broadband issues. He began his government career working in the Office of Independent Counsel.

Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from North Carolina and a master’s degree in public policy from Duke. He graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School and clerked for U.S. District Judge William M. Hoeveler. Martin spent several years in private practice for the Washington law firm of Wiley, Rein & Fielding, where he worked on communications, legislative and appellate litigation matters. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the Federal Communications Bar Association.