Ben Aderson to Lead AeA’s Public Policy Efforts in Southeast Region

Washington, DC (March 5, 2008) – One day after appointing Roxanne Gould to lead AeA’s state government affairs efforts, Christopher Hansen, AeA’s President and CEO, named six regional policy directors to support member companies in State Capitols across the country. Ben Aderson, who is based in AeA’s Washington, DC office, was chosen to lead public policy efforts on issues in the southeast region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia).

“To assure consistency and effectiveness in providing our members with a greater presence across the country, I have assigned staff to focus on specific policy areas that our members have established as top priorities for the high-tech industry,” said Christopher Hansen. “This new structure will streamline the communication process and enable quick and efficient action on state policy matters.”

Ben Aderson, the Association Counsel and Secretary, also covers domestic tech policy issues including broadband, intellectual property, privacy, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and telecommunications.

Before joining AeA in April 2007, Aderson worked at a law firm in Washington, DC and in several government positions. He was Legislative Counsel to Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY), a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee. Aderson also worked on the Senate campaign of Illinois Senator Barack Obama, and, prior to law school, he worked at the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, Appellate Section.

Aderson graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts in history and in political science. He received his Juris Doctorate from the Northwestern University School of Law.

Each of the six regional policy directors will be responsible for tracking overall state legislative activity in their respective regions. The other regional policy directors are:

• California - Joe Gregorich (Sacramento, CA)
• Midwest - Ed Longanecker (Oakbrook Terrace, IL)
• Northeast – Justin Wright (Albany, NY)
• Northwest - Jim Craven (Lake Oswego, OR)
• Southern - Jeff Clark (Austin, TX)

For more information about AeA’s State Government Affairs program, and to see a detailed map for each region, please visit www.aeanet.org/SGAmap.


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This page was last updated on 03/05/08.