AMBASSADOR DAVID A. GROSS
Biography
Ambassador David A. Gross, former U.S. Coordinator for International Communications
and Information Policy at the U.S. Department of State, is a partner in Wiley Rein’s
premier Communications Practice. One of the world’s foremost experts on international
telecommunications, he has addressed the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and
led more U.S. delegations to major international telecommunication conferences than
anyone in modern history.
At Washington, DC-based Wiley Rein, Ambassador Gross draws on his more than 25
years of experience as a global policy maker and corporate executive to assist U.S.
companies seeking to enter or expand international businesses, as well as non-U.S.
companies and organizations seeking to invest in, monitor and understand the U.S.
market. He also advises foreign companies on non-U.S. countries and opportunities and
informs clients regarding the International Telecommunication Union (ITU),
Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD), Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperative (APEC) and other international bodies.
During his tenure at the State Department (2001-2009), Ambassador Gross had overall
responsibility for the formulation and advocacy of international communications policy
for the United States. Prior to this position, he served as Washington counsel to
AirTouch Communications (now Vodafone), then the world’s largest wireless
telecommunications company. He was in private law practice from 1979 to 1993.
Ambassador Gross received his J.D. from Columbia Law School and his B.A. from the
University of Pennsylvania.