Former FCC Chair Joins Carlyle Group

Former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Julius Genachowski is joining private equity firm The Carlyle Group as a partner, focusing on IT, media, and telecom investments, reports Adi Robertson for The Verge. Genachowski served as FCC chair from 2009 to March 2013, and spent time working at the FCC in the 1990s as well.

Genachowski has years of IT, investment experience

When Genachowski stepped down last year, he received mixed reviews for his tenure, with some people calling him “a pushover” that would become a good example of regulatory capture, and other pointing to his work defending net neutrality and promoting broadband...