| William E. Kennard  Born: 19-Jan-1957
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Government, Business
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: FCC Chairman, 1997-2001 First black FCC chairman. Father: Robert A. Kennard (architect)
Mother: Helen Z. King (elementary school teacher)
Wife: Deborah Diane Kennedy (m. 1984)
High School: Hollywood High School, Hollywood, CA
University: BA Communications, Stanford University (1978)
Law School: JD, Yale Law School (1981)
Administrator: Trustee, Gallaudet University
Carlyle Group Managing Director, Global Telecom & Media Grp. (2001-)
US FCC Chairman (1997-2001)
US FCC Commissioner (1997-2001)
US Official General Counsel, FCC (1993-97)
Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand Partner (past)
Member of the Board of Sprint Nextel (2005-07?)
Member of the Board of Hawaiian Telcom (2005-)
Member of the Board of Dex Media (2002-)
Member of the Board of The New York Times Company (2001-)
Member of the Board of Nextel (2001-05)
Gore 2000
John Kerry for President
Obama for America
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Appears in articles:
The New York Times, 11-Apr-1999, DETAILS: At F.C.C., a Referee for the Future, BYLINE: Stephen Labaton
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