Geoffrey Starks

Geoffrey Adam Starks[1] is an American lawyer serving as a Commissioner of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

He was nominated by President Donald Trump to succeed Mignon Clyburn who announced on April 19, 2018, that she was going to step down on June 6, 2018.

[9] Prior to Stark's entry into federal public service, he was an attorney at the law firm Williams & Connolly, clerked for the Honorable Judge Duane Benton on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, served as a legislative staffer in the Illinois State Senate, and worked as a financial analyst.

Thereafter, he was senior counsel in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) where he provided advice on domestic and international law enforcement issues, including civil, criminal, and national security matters.

In June 2018, President Trump nominated Geoffrey Starks to fill a Democratic seat on the FCC.