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Joel Thayer, President of the Digital Progress Institute, previously was an associate at Phillips Lytle. Before that, he served as Policy Counsel for ACT | The App Association, where he advised on legal and policy issues related to antitrust, telecommunications, privacy, cybersecurity and intellectual property in Washington, DC. His experience also includes working as legal clerk for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen. Additionally, Joel served as a congressional staffer for the Hon. Lee Terry and Hon. Mary Bono.
Nick Degani, Chief Strategist at the Digital Progress Institute, previously served as Senior Counsel to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. He also served as Acting General Counsel and Wireline Legal Advisor to Commissioner Pai. Before that, Nick served in other roles at the FCC and on the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. He also clerked for Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Kim Keenan is a founding director and Chief Policy Officer of the Digital Progress Institute and a nationally recognized attorney and mediator/arbitrator. She is a former General Counsel and Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Kate Forscey is the Principal and Founder of KRF Strategies LLC. She has served as Senior Technology Policy Advisor for Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo and Policy Counsel at Public Knowledge. Prior to PK, Kate spent several years as an associate at several Washington-based firms before choosing technology advocacy as her passion. Kate graduated with a B.A. from University of Virginia and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School.