Awards & Recognition
★POLITICO 50 Politicos to Watch (2012)
★InStyle Magazine profile (women empowerment series)
★National Consumers League Trumpeter Award (2020)
★The Verge 50 list (game changers building the future)
Notable Facts
→First woman to be confirmed as permanent FCC Chair in agency's 100-year history
→Executive Director of MIT Media Lab since August 2025
→Created the FCC's first Space Bureau to regulate satellite communications
→Coined the term 'Homework Gap' for digital divide in education
→Led FCC during critical pandemic period when remote work/education became essential
→Senate confirmed unanimously in 2012, nominated by both Obama and Trump
→Sister of Brian Rosenworcel, drummer for band Guster
→Served as Senior Communications Counsel for Senate Commerce Committee