When it comes to advising FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on media issues, his No. 1 confidant has been Alison Nemeth Steger.
She’s held the role since January 2017, moving up from a similar role in the Media Bureau and, before that, as an Honors Attorney in both the Media Bureau and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
Now, Steger is ready to move on from the Commission.
Steger is departing the FCC, which she first joined as a Legal Intern in the Office of the General Counsel in fall 2012 and later joined full-time as a Law Clerk in then-Commissioner Pai’s office, in August 2013.
She is a 2014 J.D. recipient from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.
Where is Steger going? Pai did not share the details in thanking her for her “outstanding work on many complex proceedings over the last two years in my office,” wishing her well as she departs.
With Steger’s exit, Alexander Sanjenis will serve as Pai’s acting media advisor.
“I’m grateful that Alex has agreed to take on this important role,” Pai said. “His experience working on a broad range of issues in the Media Bureau will be a tremendous asset as we continue our effort to update our media rules to match the marketplace and technology of today.”
Sanjenis currently serves as a Legal Advisor in the front office of the Media Bureau, and previously served as a staff attorney in the Media Bureau’s Audio Division, where he focused on a wide range of broadcast policy issues including the licensing of translator, noncommercial educational and low power FM stations. Sanjenis earned his LLM from the American University Washington College of Law.
The media advisor advises the chairman on issues primarily covered by the Media Bureau. The advisor and Bureau staff help lead the agency’s work on promoting innovation in the media marketplace and the policy and licensing programs relating to the media industry, including cable television, broadcast television, and radio.
