Family Online Safety Institute

Senior Vice President
US Telecom Association

Jon Banks joined USTelecom in March, 2007, and directs the association’s policy development, advocacy and legal work before federal agencies including the Federal Communications Commission and the courts.

Banks comes to USTelecom from BellSouth where he played several leadership roles in the company’s federal advocacy and legal departments. Banks joined BellSouth in 1995 and most recently served as Vice President – Executive and Regulatory Affairs with responsibility for federal public policy advocacy. He has also served as General Counsel in BellSouth’s Washington office.

Prior to joining BellSouth, Banks held positions at the Federal Trade Commission, where he oversaw staff litigating competition cases. He has also served on the board of the Universal Service Administrative Corporation, which oversees the administration of the federal universal service fund. He has an economics and a law degree from the University of Michigan.