Arpan Sura

Speaker Bio

Arpan serves as Senior Counsel to FCC Chairman Carr on matters before the Wireless Bureau, the Space Bureau, the Office of Engineering and Technology, and the Office of International Affairs. In this role, he will direct and oversee the agency’s domestic and international policy work in the areas of spectrum, space, and technology. Arpan will separately hold the position of Chief AI Officer, where he will lead strategic efforts to harness AI responsibly as the FCC seeks to serve the public more effectively through digital modernization. Before joining then-Commissioner Carr’s office in 2024, Arpan served as Senior Counsel to the Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Prior to public service, he represented telecom and tech companies in complex regulatory and litigation matters for more than a decade at Hogan Lovells, Sprint, and Arnold & Porter. Arpan graduated with distinction from William & Mary Law School and earned three undergraduate degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, including a B.S. in Computer Science.