Bio

• Age: 58
• Education: University of Maryland, BA; Harvard University, JD
• From: Chicago, IL
• Ethnicity: Caucasian

Strickling lived in the Obamas' Hyde Park neighborhood when he joined the presidential campaign as its policy coordinator. The son of a University of Maryland professor, Strickling once headed the common carrier office of the Federal Communications Commission. He more recently has worked in telecommunications firms.

Obama Campaign/Transition

• Obama for America, policy coordinator

Last Job

• Broadwing Communications

Other Jobs

• CoreExpress, vice president, general counsel
• Federal Communications Commission, chief, Common Carrier Bureau
• Broadwing Communications, chief regulatory and compliance officer
• Allegiance Telecom, vice president

Board Memberships

• Ameritech
• Network Plus

Choices at a Glance

Connections

• Attended or taught at Harvard
• Close to the Obamas (What's this?)

Financial Disclosure

View Lawrence E. Strickling's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year.

• 2009 (PDF)