Gene Kimmelman

As CFA's legislative director, Kimmelman worked alongside Representative Ed Markey and Senator Billy Tauzin to help craft the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992.

[1] In this role, Kimmelman worked with FCC Chair Tom Wheeler on a proposal for a digital platform agency that would be responsible for tech industry regulation.

[15] Throughout his career, Kimmelman has been noted for his pragmatic approach to politics and ability to build working relationships with Republican politicians such as John McCain and Mike DeWine.

[15] Alongside former FCC Chair Tom Wheeler, Kimmelman has proposed the creation of a digital platform agency that would be responsible for tech industry regulation.

[23] Kimmelman criticized Assistant Attorney General for the Antirust Division Joel Klein for failing to stop the BellAtlantic-NYNEX merger.

[24] As chief counsel of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Kimmelman helped lead the approval of Comcast’s merger with NBC Universal.

[25] Kimmelman began his career in government at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, where he was chief counsel for two years.

[7] In 2009, he joined the Department of Justice Antitrust Division when Christine Varney chose Kimmelman to serve as chief counsel for competition policy and intergovernmental relations.

[26] In this role, Kimmelman oversaw the merger of Ticketmaster and Livenation, a deal which "generated protests from lawmakers and consumer groups" according to The Washington Post.