Colin Crowell is vice president of global public policy & corporate philanthropy at Twitter. Previously, he was senior counselor to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, serving as the Chairman’s strategic advisor on a wide range of policy matters. Crowell also served more than 20 years as a telecommunications and internet staffer to U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA). He is a graduate of Boston College with a bachelor's degree in political science and a minor in computer science.