Joan Marsh - Founder and Principal of Gemini Consulting

Joan Marsh is the Founder and Principal of Gemini Consulting, a consulting firm dedicated to delivering advisory and governance support to organizations seeking strategic regulatory expertise in Washington DC. Prior to founding Gemini Consulting, Ms. Marsh was Executive Vice President and Chief Regulatory Officer for AT&T, responsible for managing AT&T’s engagement on regulatory matters in its Washington Office. In that role, Ms. Marsh managed teams representing AT&T before the FCC and FTC, and also led engagement on regulatory and policy matters pending before Executive Branch Departments and Offices.

In 2017, Ms. Marsh was named Chief Regulatory and State External Affairs Officer, leading the Federal Regulatory, State External and Legislative Affairs, and National Regulatory teams supporting AT&T Communications. Prior to that, in 2016, Ms. Marsh was named SVP Federal Regulatory after having served as VP Federal Regulatory since 2007, where she directed the team responsible for AT&T’s wireless, spectrum and public safety regulatory affairs.

Before joining AT&T, Ms. Marsh spent five years as a trial litigator with the Chicago law firm of Kirkland & Ellis. She received a J.D. with Honors from the University of Southern California Law Center in Los Angeles in 1990 and a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1986. She currently resides in PA with her husband. .

In her Policy and Politics column, Joan shares insights on regulatory issues that shape the communications and infrastructure landscape. Please scroll down to read her recent columns.