Age, Biography and Wiki
Gigi Sohn was born on 2 August, 1961, is an attorney. Discover Gigi Sohn's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
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She is a member of famous attorney with the age 63 years old group.
Gigi Sohn Height, Weight & Measurements
At 63 years old, Gigi Sohn height not available right now. We will update Gigi Sohn's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Gigi Sohn's Husband?
Her husband is Lara Ballard (m. 2007)
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Gigi Sohn Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Gigi Sohn worth at the age of 63 years old? Gigi Sohn’s income source is mostly from being a successful attorney. She is from . We have estimated
Gigi Sohn's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
President Biden renominated Sohn the next day. The committee held a second round of hearings to examine Sohn's nomination on February 9, 2022. On March 3, 2022, the committee deadlocked on the nomination in a party-line vote. The entire Senate must now vote to discharge the nomination from the committee. Her nomination is currently pending before the committee.
From 2018 to 2021, Sohn sat on the board of Locast, an app that captured and retransmitted local broadcast signals over the internet pursuant to an exemption in the copyright law for nonprofits. Viewers could stream the content for free, though it accepted donations. Several broadcasting networks sued, and a federal judge last fall ordered Locast to stop operating. Plaintiffs were awarded $32 million in damages. Locast ceased operations on September 21, 2021.
On October 26, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Sohn to serve as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. Initial hearings were held before the Senate Commerce Committee on her nomination on December 1, 2021. Sohn's initial nomination stalled in the committee and was returned to President Biden on January 3, 2022.
Since 2018, Sohn has been a member of the Board of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
From 2013-2016, Gigi served as Counselor to Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, and from 2001-2013 was Co-Founder and CEO of Public Knowledge, a leading communications and technology policy advocacy organization serving the interests of consumers. She was previously a Project Specialist in the Ford Foundation’s Media, Arts and Culture unit and Executive Director of the Media Access Project, a communications public interest law firm.
Sohn is an EFF Pioneer Award winner. In November 2013, she was hired by the FCC as special counsel for external affairs. Sohn is the host of Tech on the Rocks, a podcast focused on media, tech policy and broadband.
Sohn married her wife Lara Ballard in August 2007. Sohn adopted a daughter in 2004.
Gigi Beth Sohn (born August 2, 1961) is an American lawyer who is the co-founder (with Laurie Racine and David Bollier) of Public Knowledge. She previously worked for the Ford Foundation. In 2013, Tom Wheeler hired her into a senior staff position at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). She left there shortly after Donald Trump's election in 2016. In July 2017, she held fellowship positions with Georgetown Law's Institute for Technology Law & Policy, Open Society Foundations, and Mozilla.
