Rachelle Chong

Rachelle Chong is the principal of Law Office of Rachelle Chong and Strategic Consulting of Rachelle Chong. She is a former Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission. She served for two years as SHLB Chairwoman, and four more years on the Board. As an FCC Commissioner, she was on the Joint Board that implemented the first E-Rate rules. She is a dedicated advocate of closing the Digital Divide in California, and in 2006, set up one of the first state broadband infrastructure grant programs in the nation at the CPUC. She represents CLECs, ISPs, energy companies, autonomous vehicle companies, and serves on a variety of boards. She holds a law degree from UC College of the Law, San Francisco, and a dual BS degree from UC Berkeley in Political Science and Journalism.