Jacquelynn Ruff

Jacquelynn provides legal, regulatory, and public policy guidance on international issues impacting telecom, media, and technology industries. She assists companies to develop strategic direction for trade policy, and initiatives including market access for new technologies, privacy, cybersecurity, global Internet policy, and spectrum.

Prior to joining the firm, Jacquelynn was Vice President of International Government Relations and Policy at Verizon Communications, where she led a group responsible for public policy development, advocacy, and guidance around international issues, including international trade. She directed Verizon’s global policy work in organizations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), ICANN, and the Internet Governance Forum, and regional organizations for the Americas (CITEL) and the Asia-Pacific (APEC).

In addition, she represented Verizon as a member of federal advisory committees to the U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy at the U.S. Department of State and to the U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Department of Commerce. Jacquelynn was also a member of the boards of the U.S. Telecom Training Institute and the European-American Business Council, a co-chair of the Digital Trade group of the U.S Council for International Business, and participated in the Policy and Spectrum Groups of the GSM Association.