Gregg Rothschild,
Verizon
Gregg Rothschild, 40, joined Verizon Communications in January 2005 to be Vice President and Policy Counsel, Federal Government Relations.
Before joining Verizon, Gregg served for two years as Minority Counsel to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, with responsibility for all telecommunications and mass media issues. Gregg was an adviser to the Honorable John D. Dingell, Ranking Member of the Committee and Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as the Democratic members of the Committee.
Prior to his position in the House of Representatives, Gregg spent nearly seven years as Legislative Assistant and then Legislative Director to Senator John F. Kerry, advising the Senator on issues that included telecommunications, mass media and the Internet, international trade, technology, and transportation.
A native of New York, Gregg grew up outside New York City on Long Island. He is a 1987 graduate of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany with a degree in history. He earned his law degree from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1992 where he was awarded the Dean's Exceptional Service Award for Achievement in Community Service. While a law student, Gregg was an intern for the Honorable Edward J. Markey, who was then Chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. He was president of the GW Law School's Equal Justice Foundation. He is admitted to both the Connecticut bar and District of Columbia bar.
Gregg was an associate for two law firms in downtown D.C. for nearly four years: Patton Boggs, where he was a member of the Business Law Practice Group and Ginsburg, Feldman & Bress, where he was a member of their Telecommunications Practice Group. He left private practice in 1996 to work for Senator Kerry.
Gregg has actively participated in Democratic politics and campaigns for nearly 20 years. He was a regional field director for the Michael Dukakis Presidential Campaign in 1987-88, working in several state primaries and in the general election, organizing events and get-out-the-vote efforts, as well as surrogate speaking for the campaign. In 1992, following his graduation from law school, Gregg was Deputy Field Director in the Western Los Angeles area for the Clinton/Gore United Democratic Campaign. Most recently, Gregg headed the policy working group in the pre-transition office for Democratic Presidential candidate John F. Kerry.
Gregg lives in Cabin John, Maryland, outside of Washington, D.C., with his wife Stefanie and three children Dylan (6), Molly (4), and Carly (2).
Appearances
- Legislating Network Neutrality – Necessary? June 8, 2006
Biography last updated June 5, 2006