Senior Vice President, External Affairs & Public Policy Counsel
Comcast Corp

At Comcast, Joe Waz has primary responsibility for the company's public policy activities; oversees the company's political action committees; and works closely with the company's federal government affairs, law, state and local government relations, and public relations professionals. He serves as President of the Comcast Foundation and as Executive Director of the Comcast Corporation Political Action Committee and COMPAC-USA.

Before joining Comcast in 1994, Joe spent 11 years at The Wexler Group, a government relations and public affairs consulting firm in Washington, D.C., serving as executive vice president and general counsel. His practice included representation of a range of telecommunications and content companies and associations. He began his Washington career with Ralph Nader's Telecommunications Research and Action Center in 1979.

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