Meredith Attwell Baker joined CTIA as its President and CEO in June 2014. Prior to joining CTIA, Mrs. Baker served as the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at Comcast NBC Universal where she was responsible for developing policy positions on legislative and regulatory issues and representing those positions before the U.S. Congress, the Administration and government agencies. In 2009, Mrs. Baker was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as a Commissioner to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) until June 2011. Prior to joining the FCC, Mrs. Baker served in the Bush Administration as the Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information as well as the Acting Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). While at NTIA, she facilitated the nation’s historic transition to digital television, which freed commercial spectrum for wireless companies; promoted market-based policies that encouraged innovation; served on delegations representing the United States at major international telecommunications conferences; and engaged in bilateral discussions with senior level officials from countries around the world to encourage investment in the United States. Mrs. Baker and her husband Jamie reside in McLean, Virginia. She has four stepdaughters.