Jessica Rosenworcel is the Executive Director of the MIT Media Lab. She previously served as the Chair of the United States Federal Communications Commission and was the first woman confirmed to this role in the nearly 100-year history of the agency. A mission-driven leader with a profound commitment to public interest technology, Rosenworcel has a distinguished record of public service and innovation. She is widely recognized for her leadership in shaping the digital future—championing broadband equity, safeguarding communications networks, and promoting responsible approaches to artificial intelligence and space infrastructure. At the FCC, she launched transforma3ve ini3a3ves to close the digital divide, strengthen cybersecurity, protect civil rights in the digital domain, and ensure public access to trusted information and emergency services. She has spent her career focused on how technology can serve people— how we build systems that are fair, inclusive, and forward-looking.