Chairman Carr Appoints Dan Daly as Managing Director 
FCC Managing Director Oversees Agency Operations Including Finances, Human Resources, Contracts, Office of the Secretary, and Information Technology
   
WASHINGTON, February 9, 2026—Today, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the appointment of Daniel Daly as agency Managing Director.  Daly has been Deputy Managing Director prior to this appointment and has two decades of leadership experience in the Office of Managing Director.  He replaced Mark Stephens who is retiring.  

Chairman Brendan Carr issued the following statement:

“The Office of Managing Director is the linchpin of FCC operations, and I am grateful that Dan Daly has agreed to take on this vital position and lead the outstanding team in OMD.  Dan brings deep experience and expertise to this role, and I look forward to continuing to work with him.  He has long been a leading steward of agency finances and manager of its complex operations, and I am certain he will excel in this important new position.”

Additional Background Information:

Daniel Daly has been in the senior leadership of the Office of Managing Director for two decades having served as Senior Counsel for Financial Operations starting in 2006, Chief of Staff starting in 2009, and, most recently, Deputy Managing Director since 2022.  He also served as Acting Chief of Staff of the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau in 2008 and as Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform from 2002 to 2006.  Dan received the FCC Distinguished Service Medal (Gold Award) in 2024 for sustained extraordinary accomplishments related to the mission and objectives of the Commission.  He earned his bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary and his law degree from George Mason University School of Law.

The Office of the Managing Director is responsible for the administration and management of the Commission.  Specifically, the FCC’s Managing Director provides oversight of the agency’s budget and financial programs, human resources, contracts, purchasing, communications, computer services, physical space, security, and distribution of official FCC documents.

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