Mr. Elliot E. Maxwell
Special Advisor to the Secretary for the Digital Economy, Office of the Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce
Elliot E. Maxwell is presently Special Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce for the Digital Economy. He provides advice to the Secretary on, and is responsible for the coordination of, Commerce Department activities regarding issues involving electronic commerce and the Internet. These include, among others, privacy, consumer protection, increasing access to bandwidth, establishing a legal framework for electronic commerce, and the impact of electronic commerce on other aspects of the economy. He has participated in the U.S. Government's Interagency Working Group on Electronic Commerce since its beginning.
Prior to joining the Department of Commerce, he served at the Federal Communications Commission as Deputy Chief of the Office of Plans and Policy, Deputy Chief of the Office of Science and Technology, and Special Assistant to the Chairman. He also previously served as Director of International Technology Policy at the Department of Commerce and as Senior Counsel to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities. He worked in the private sector for a number of years as a consultant and as Assistant Vice President for Corporate Strategy of Pacific Telesis Group where he combined business, technology, and public policy planning.
Maxwell graduated from Brown University and Yale University Law School. He has written and spoken widely on issues involving electronic commerce, telecommunications, and technology policy.
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