Mike Zaneis

Social Media Speaker Mike Zaneis is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the International Advertising Bureau. Mike is the head of the Washington, D.C. Public Policy Office, which he created in January 2007. He is the developer and manager of the interactive advertising industry’s legislative, regulatory, and policy-making agenda. Mike runs IAB’s Public Policy Council, consisting of over 80 Internet and media companies, and serves as the Treasurer for the IAB Political Action Committee.

In his role as Treasurer, he represents the industry before the United States Congress, federal regulatory agencies, state legislatures, and at public conferences. As the General Counsel for the IAB, Mike Zaneis provides leadership on important judicial proceedings that could impact the interactive advertising industry.

Mike has served as Executive Director of Technology and E-Commerce at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and as chief technology and telecommunications lobbyist. He has worked in the political realm for 17 years and has engaged in government affairs at the local, state and federal levels. Mike Zaneis is also an adjunct professor for Georgetown University’s Graduate Public Policy Institute. He is available for speaking engagements, personal appearances and public events.

APPEARANCES: SXSW, iab

TO WORK WITH MIKE ZANEIS: Social media expert Mike Zaneis can be hired for speaking engagements and events in roles such as corporate appearances, endorsements, speaking.