Mike Zaneis

Mike Zaneis is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). Mike heads the Washington, DC Public Policy office, which he created in January of 2007.  In this role he develops and manages the interactive advertising industry’s legislative, regulatory, and policy-making agenda.  Mike runs IAB’s Public Policy Council, comprised of over 80 leading internet and media companies, and serves as the Treasurer for the IAB Political Action Committee.  He represents the industry before the United States Congress, federal regulatory agencies, state legislatures, and at public conferences.  As General Counsel for the IAB, Mike oversees the legal operations of the organization and provides leadership on key judicial proceedings impacting the interactive advertising industry.

Prior to joining IAB, Mike served as Executive Director of Technology and E-Commerce at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest trade association.  As the chief technology and telecommunications lobbyist, he oversaw issues affecting the business community pertaining to online and consumer privacy, data security, telecommunications, intellectual property, counterfeiting, piracy, and e-commerce.  Mike has worked in the political arena since 1994 and has engaged in government affairs at the local, state, and federal levels.  He received his bachelors degree from Michigan State University and both his Juris Doctor and Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University.  Mike currently serves as an adjunct professor for Georgetown University’s Graduate Public Policy Institute.