Mark Lloyd (lawyer)
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Mark Lloyd | |
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| Former Associate General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer FCC | |
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| Alma mater | University of Michigan Georgetown University Law Center |
Mark Lloyd is a former associate general counsel and Chief Diversity Officer at the Federal Communications Commission of the United States from 2009-2012.[1] He was previously the vice president for strategic initiatives at the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. Lloyd was also an affiliate professor at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, and in the years from 2002-2004 Lloyd was a visiting lecturer at MIT where he conducted research and taught about communications policy.[1]
Mark Lloyd has an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.[2]
Professional career
- NBC, broadcast journalist[1]
- CNN, broadcast journalist[1]
- Benton Foundation, General Counsel[2]
- Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Communications Attorney[2]
- Civil Rights Forum on Communications Policy[2]
- Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Affiliate Professor[2]
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002–2004, Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Scholar[2]
- Center for American Progress, through 2007, Senior Fellow[2]
- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 2008–2009, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives[2]
- Federal Communications Commission, Associate General Counsel, Chief Diversity Officer, 2009-2012
- New America Foundation, Director- Media Policy Initiative, 2012-2013 [3]
- USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Visiting Professor and Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication and Journalism, current
Board seats
(incomplete list)
- Independent Television Service[2]
- OMB Watch[2]
- Center for Democracy and Technology[2]
- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund[2]
Consultancies
Controversy
Lloyd has been targeted by conservative commentators such as Glenn Beck, with the aim of forcing him to resign, as happened with former White House advisor Van Jones.[4] [5]
Beck broadcast a short video of Lloyd's comments at a 2008 conference on media reform. Lloyd described the importance of media in Rwanda and Venezuela. He referred to the events in Venezuela as "an incredible revolution."[6] This clip was used to claim that Lloyd generally supports Chavez. Lloyd has stated that he does not support Chavez. Over 50 public interest groups have defended Lloyd, calling conservative claims "false and misleading."[7]