Colin Crowell (born 1965) is an American public policy expert active the telecommunications and Internet sector.
[2] Prior to Twitter, Crowell worked for over two decades for then-Congressman Ed Markey, a former chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
From 2009 to 2010, Crowell served as Senior Counselor to Julius Genachowski, the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
"[10] FCC Chairman Genachowski said: "No government staffer has done more to positively shape federal telecommunications policy over the past 25 years.
"[24] Genachowski called Crowell "indispensable to every key decision we've made," possessing a "rare combination of policy smarts, wise counsel, and communications expertise.