Henry Geller is a Washington, D.C. telecommunications attorney and law professor with a long career in United States communications policy making and regulation. He worked at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at several intervals from 1949 until 1973, serving as General Counsel for six years (1964-70) and then becoming Assistant to FCC Chairman Dean Burch. He later served as Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for three years (1978-81) during the Carter presidency. His contributions to national telecommunications policy making led to the National Civil Service Award in 1970.
Geller has since served as a telecommunications advisor for a number of non-governmental organizations, including Duke University’s Washington Center for Public Policy Research, the Rand Corporation, and the Markle Foundation.
He is now retired and serves on the boards of several public interest organizations in the communications field.