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'''Ajit Varadaraj Pai''' became [[Federal Communications Commission/Chair]] on January 23, 2017.
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'''Ajit Varadaraj Pai''' became [[Federal Communications Commission/Chair]] on January 23, 2017. After becoming FCC chairman, Pai announced that he plans to do away with [[net neutrality]] rules.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/fcc-chair-ajit-pai-explains-wants-scrap-net-neutrality/</ref>  [[Gizmodo]] termed him an "ISP-endorsed frontman".<ref>http://gizmodo.com/fcc-chair-ajit-pai-cant-come-up-with-a-single-plausible-1797286906</ref>
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In [[2011]] he was chosen for a [[Marshall Memorial Fellowship]], a leadership development initiative of the CIA-front [[German Marshall Fund of the United States]].
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==Background==
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Ajit Pai was born on January 10, 1973,<ref>https://archive.today/20200115192229/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/01/09/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Jan-9-2020/6871578415895/</ref> in [[Buffalo, New York]]. His father, Varadaraj Pai, and his mother, Radha Pai, immigrated to the United States from India in 1971. His father was a [[urology|urologist]] and his mother was an [[anesthesiology|anesthesiologist]].<ref>http://www.newsindiatimes.com/fcc-chair-ajit-pai-lauds-indian-and-indian-american-contributions-to-u-s-leadership-in-technology</ref><ref>http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/ajit-pai-nominated-as-commissioner-to-fcc/article_e59937ee-4cba-5aa7-a6d1-e618d0440ac4.html</ref><ref>http://fortune.com/2017/01/23/trump-taps-commissioner-ajit-pai-to-head-fcc/</ref><ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/Indian-American-Ajit-Pai-may-head-U.S.-communication-commission/article17054474.ece</ref><ref name=Senate_hearing>http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112shrg75046/html/CHRG-112shrg75046.htm</ref>
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Pai grew up in [[Parsons, Kansas]], where his parents worked at the county hospital. After graduating from [[Parsons Senior High School]] in 1990, Pai studied [[social studies]] at [[Harvard University]], where he was a member of the [[Harvard Speech and Parliamentary Debate Society]].<ref>http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~debate/alumni.htm|title=Our Distinguished Alumni</ref> He graduated from Harvard in 1994 with an [[Bachelor of Arts|A.B.]] with honors. He then attended the [[University of Chicago Law School]], where he was an editor of the ''[[University of Chicago Law Review]]'',<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/ajit-pai/2013/06/07/d5c546d0-cf80-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html</ref> He graduated with a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] in 1997.
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After law school, Pai [[law clerk|clerked]] for Judge [[Martin Leach-Cross Feldman]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana|U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana]] from 1997 to 1998.<ref name=Bio/> Pai then worked for the [[United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division|Antitrust Division]] of the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]] as an Honors Program trial attorney on the Telecommunications Task Force. There, he worked on proposed [[mergers and acquisitions]] and on novel requests for regulatory relief following the enactment of the [[Telecommunications Act of 1996]].
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Pai left his Department of Justice post in February 2001 to serve as Associate General Counsel at [[Verizon Communications]] Inc., where he handled competition matters, regulatory issues, and counseling of business units on broadband initiatives.<ref name=Bio /> Pai left Verizon in April 2003 and was hired as Deputy Chief Counsel to the [[United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts|United States Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts]]. He returned to the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] to serve as Senior Counsel in the [[Office of Legal Policy]] in May 2004. He held that position until February 2005, when he was hired as Chief Counsel to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Property Rights.
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Between 2007 and 2011, Pai held several positions in the FCC's [[Office of General Counsel]], serving most prominently as Deputy General Counsel. In this role, he had supervisory responsibility over several dozen lawyers in the Administrative Law Division and worked on a wide variety of regulatory and transactional matters involving the [[wireless]], wireline, [[Cable television|cable]], [[Internet]], [[Mass media|media]], and [[satellite]] industries.<ref name=Bio /> In 2010, Pai was one of 55 individuals nationwide chosen for the 2011 Marshall Memorial Fellowship, a leadership development initiative of the [[German Marshall Fund of the United States]].<ref name=Bio /> Pai returned to the private sector in April 2011, working in the Washington, D.C., office of law firm [[Jenner & Block]] where he was a partner in the Communications Practice.
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In 2011, Pai was then nominated for a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] position on the Federal Communications Commission by President [[Barack Obama]] at the recommendation of Minority leader [[Mitch McConnell]].<ref>http://fortune.com/2017/12/14/ajit-pai-net-neutrality-donald-trump/</ref> He was confirmed unanimously by the [[United States Senate]] on May 7, 2012, and was sworn in on May 14, 2012, for a term that concluded on June 30, 2016.<ref name="Bio">https://www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/ajit-pai </ref> Then Pai was designated chairman of the FCC by President [[Donald Trump]] in January 2017 for a five-year term.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-03-07/net-neutrality-foe-ajit-pai-said-renominated-by-trump-to-fcc</ref> He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for the additional five-year term on October 2, 2017.
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In 2019, he was named forty-seventh among the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare by ''[[Modern Healthcare]]''.<ref>https://www.modernhealthcare.com/awards/100-most-influential-people-healthcare-2019</ref> He resigned from his post on 20 January 2021, following the [[inauguration of Joe Biden]] as [[President of the United States]].<ref>=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/30/fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-will-step-down-on-january-20.html</ref>
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Person.png Ajit Pai  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer)
Ajit V. Pai headshot.jpg
BornAjit Varadaraj Pai
1973-01-10
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University, University of Chicago
Children2
Member ofMarshall Memorial Fellowship, Marshall Memorial Fellowship/2011
PartyRepublican
FCC Chair under Trump, where he planned to do away with net neutrality rules. Marshall Memorial Fellow.

Employment.png Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission

In office
January 23, 2017 - January 20, 2021
Appointed byDonald Trump

Employment.png Member of the Federal Communications Commission

In office
May 14, 2012 - January 20, 2021

Ajit Varadaraj Pai became Federal Communications Commission/Chair on January 23, 2017. After becoming FCC chairman, Pai announced that he plans to do away with net neutrality rules.[1] Gizmodo termed him an "ISP-endorsed frontman".[2]

In 2011 he was chosen for a Marshall Memorial Fellowship, a leadership development initiative of the CIA-front German Marshall Fund of the United States.

Background

Ajit Pai was born on January 10, 1973,[3] in Buffalo, New York. His father, Varadaraj Pai, and his mother, Radha Pai, immigrated to the United States from India in 1971. His father was a urologist and his mother was an anesthesiologist.[4][5][6][7][8]

Pai grew up in Parsons, Kansas, where his parents worked at the county hospital. After graduating from Parsons Senior High School in 1990, Pai studied social studies at Harvard University, where he was a member of the Harvard Speech and Parliamentary Debate Society.[9] He graduated from Harvard in 1994 with an A.B. with honors. He then attended the University of Chicago Law School, where he was an editor of the University of Chicago Law Review,[10] He graduated with a J.D. in 1997.

Career

After law school, Pai clerked for Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1997 to 1998.[11] Pai then worked for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice as an Honors Program trial attorney on the Telecommunications Task Force. There, he worked on proposed mergers and acquisitions and on novel requests for regulatory relief following the enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Pai left his Department of Justice post in February 2001 to serve as Associate General Counsel at Verizon Communications Inc., where he handled competition matters, regulatory issues, and counseling of business units on broadband initiatives.[11] Pai left Verizon in April 2003 and was hired as Deputy Chief Counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. He returned to the Department of Justice to serve as Senior Counsel in the Office of Legal Policy in May 2004. He held that position until February 2005, when he was hired as Chief Counsel to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Property Rights.

Between 2007 and 2011, Pai held several positions in the FCC's Office of General Counsel, serving most prominently as Deputy General Counsel. In this role, he had supervisory responsibility over several dozen lawyers in the Administrative Law Division and worked on a wide variety of regulatory and transactional matters involving the wireless, wireline, cable, Internet, media, and satellite industries.[11] In 2010, Pai was one of 55 individuals nationwide chosen for the 2011 Marshall Memorial Fellowship, a leadership development initiative of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.[11] Pai returned to the private sector in April 2011, working in the Washington, D.C., office of law firm Jenner & Block where he was a partner in the Communications Practice.

In 2011, Pai was then nominated for a Republican Party position on the Federal Communications Commission by President Barack Obama at the recommendation of Minority leader Mitch McConnell.[12] He was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate on May 7, 2012, and was sworn in on May 14, 2012, for a term that concluded on June 30, 2016.[11] Then Pai was designated chairman of the FCC by President Donald Trump in January 2017 for a five-year term.[13] He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for the additional five-year term on October 2, 2017.

In 2019, he was named forty-seventh among the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare.[14] He resigned from his post on 20 January 2021, following the inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States.[15]


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References

  1. ↑ http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/fcc-chair-ajit-pai-explains-wants-scrap-net-neutrality/
  2. ↑ http://gizmodo.com/fcc-chair-ajit-pai-cant-come-up-with-a-single-plausible-1797286906
  3. ↑ https://archive.today/20200115192229/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/01/09/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Jan-9-2020/6871578415895/
  4. ↑ http://www.newsindiatimes.com/fcc-chair-ajit-pai-lauds-indian-and-indian-american-contributions-to-u-s-leadership-in-technology
  5. ↑ http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/ajit-pai-nominated-as-commissioner-to-fcc/article_e59937ee-4cba-5aa7-a6d1-e618d0440ac4.html
  6. ↑ http://fortune.com/2017/01/23/trump-taps-commissioner-ajit-pai-to-head-fcc/
  7. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/Indian-American-Ajit-Pai-may-head-U.S.-communication-commission/article17054474.ece
  8. ↑ http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112shrg75046/html/CHRG-112shrg75046.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~debate/alumni.htm%7Ctitle=Our Distinguished Alumni
  10. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/ajit-pai/2013/06/07/d5c546d0-cf80-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html
  11. ↑ a b c d e https://www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/ajit-pai
  12. ↑ http://fortune.com/2017/12/14/ajit-pai-net-neutrality-donald-trump/
  13. ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-03-07/net-neutrality-foe-ajit-pai-said-renominated-by-trump-to-fcc
  14. ↑ https://www.modernhealthcare.com/awards/100-most-influential-people-healthcare-2019
  15. ↑ =https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/30/fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-will-step-down-on-january-20.html
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