Tony Franquiz was formerly Manager, External Communications for Digital Policy at GMF.

Prior to joining GMF, Franquiz led public relations and strategic communications campaigns for nonprofit research institutions across the country, specializing in technology policy and platform governance. His work has focused on regulation surrounding new and emerging technologies, and has influenced public awareness and policy around these issues.

Franquiz has a background in broadcast and multiplatform journalism, and he previously worked in newsrooms across the Capitol region, including at Sirius XM Satellite Radio and the McClatchy Tribune News Service. He has a B.A. from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism and lives in Washington, DC.