Media Contact: 
Janice Wise, (202) 418-8165
janice.wise@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release
MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES CHIEF ENGINEER APPOINTMENT
WASHINGTON, February 10, 2017 - Federal Communications Commission Acting Media 
Bureau Chief Michelle Carey today announced the appointment of Jeffrey Neumann as Chief 
Engineer.  “Jeffrey’s breadth of knowledge will be a great asset to the Bureau as it tackles the 
challenging work pending before it,” said Ms. Carey.
Jeffrey joins the Front Office from the Media Bureau’s Engineering Division, where he began his 
FCC career in 2003.  During his tenure, he has worked on cable, broadcast, and satellite issues, 
including accessibility, set-top boxes, reauthorization of direct broadcast satellite services, 
mergers and transactions, the DTV Transition, and the Incentive Auction.  Also the Bureau's 
Chief Data Officer, Jeffrey previously served as Acting Media Advisor to Commissioner Pai.  He
received his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center and his undergraduate 
degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Michigan College 
of Engineering.
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Federal Communication Commission Media Bureau: (202) 418-7200
www.fcc.gov/media
This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a 
Commission order constitutes official action.  See MCI v. FCC, 515 F.2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974).