Mark Lloyd

Mark Lloyd
FCC Chief Diversity Officer
Incumbent
Assumed office August 4, 2009
FCC Associate General Counsel
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Mark Lloyd is the associate general counsel and Chief Diversity Officer at the Federal Communications Commission of the United States.^[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]

Education

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, current, Associate General Counsel, Chief Diversity Officer

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

• Clinton Administration^[2]
• John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation^[2]
• Open Society Institute^[2]
• The Smithsonian Institution^[2]

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.^{[3] [4]}

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."^[5] 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."^[6]

Publications

Prologue to a Farce, Communication and Democracy in America, University of Illinois Press (Urbana: 2006).^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Office of General Counsel - Mark Lloyd, Associate General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer". Federal Communications Commission. http://www.fcc.gov/ogc/lloyd.html. Retrieved September 2, 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p} http://www.netcaucus.org/biography/mark-lloyd.shtml
3. ^ "More czars on conservative hit list". Politico. http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=9034BB9E-18FE-70B2-A81017D06F5D1561. Retrieved November 13, 2009. 
4. ^ "Czar wars: After axing Van Jones, conservatives sharpen knives in hunt for more Obama blood". Los Angeles Times. September 8, 2009. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/09/czar-wars-after-axing-van-jones-conservatives-sharpen-knives-in-hunt-for-more-obama-blood.html. Retrieved October 20, 2009. 
5. ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/23/diversity-czar-takes-heat-over-remarks/?source=newsletter_must-read-stories-today_top_stories
6. ^ "Coalition Organizes in Support of Mark Lloyd". Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/09/16/coalition_organizes_in_support.html. Retrieved November 13, 2009. 
7. ^ Prologue to a Farce, Communication and Democracy in America

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