The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Thomas Wheeler as Chairman of the FCC and Michael P. O’Rielly as FCC Commissioner for the term previously help by Robert McDowell (ending June 2014).
Tom Wheeler previously served as Managing Director of Core Capital Partners, a venture capital firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. with approximately $350 million under management. Portfolio investments of Core Capital Partners include Sourcefire (NASDAQ: FIRE), Inlet Technologies (acquired by Cisco), SwapDrive (acquired by Symantec), IXI Corporation (acquired by Equifax), SilverStorm (acquired by QLogic), Roundbox, Twisted Pair Solutions, BridgeWave Communications, UpdateLogic, Infinite Power Solutions, GENBAND, PureWave, Trust Digital and others. Wheeler served as President of the National Cable Television Association (NCTA) from 1979 to 1984. He then served as CEO of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) until 2004.
Mike O’Rielly is a congressional staffer for Senator John Cornyn, a Republican for Texas.
