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 "There's a for-hire sign that's open to innovators and engineers and entrepreneurs who want to be part of the conversation at the FCC," new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Julius Genachowski tells telecom reporter and blogger Om Malik in an interview."I have nothing against lawyers -- I used to be a lawyer and the FCC needs lawyers," continues Genachowski, who attended Harvard Law School with President Obama. "But I'm convinced that for the agency to succeed it is equally important that the FCC to have great engineers, strong economists and people with entrepreneurial backgrounds." Genachowski has spent a lot of time -- and money -- with entrepreneurs. He's the co-founder of tech incubator LaunchBox Digital. He was a managing director of venture capital firm Rock Creek Ventures and a special adviser to buyout firm General Atlantic LLC. Earlier in his career, he spent eight years as a senior executive at Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp, where his positions included chief of business operations and general counsel. And he's an alum of the FCC, having served as chief counsel to Reed Hundt, who chaired the agency under President Clinton, and as special counsel to FCC general counsel William Kennard, who followed Hundt as chairman. Continues Genachowski: One part of the game plan is internal: revitalizing, retooling the FCC, and thinking about personnel. The other part is external. And one piece of that is making sure the FCC's processes are as participatory as they can possibly be. We're also going to get out of Washington and spend time with innovators around the country who are starting to use broadband and mobile the way the commission should know about and that can serve as a basis in developing smart policy. Tech bloggers are impressed by Genachowski's early moves as FCC chair. "The FCC's shockingly quick response to Apple's denial of a Google Voice iPhone app may mark a more efficient FCC than in years past," blogs Silicon Alley Insider's Henry Blodget. "In addition to acting quickly on technology issues, the subject of open access for Internet connections may be scrutinized more closely by the current FCC," writes Blodget. "Especially with regard to wireless Internet connections, which currently are not regulated as closely as the wired Internet." Adding to Genachowski's credibility with tech dealmakers: He uses both an iPhone and a BlackBerry. For more on Genachowski, see Bill McConnell's story, Hail Caesar, in The Deal magazine. - Mary Kathleen Flynn
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