Diane Burstein

Biography

Diane Burstein is a Deputy Bureau Chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.  As Deputy Bureau Chief, Ms. Burstein helps to oversee the FCC’s Disability Rights Office, which develops policies and programs to ensure access to communications for people with disabilities.   Ms. Burstein joined the FCC in May 2019.

Prior to that, she was a Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, where she represented association members on issues relating to the accessibility of services offered by the cable television industry.  Ms. Burstein also served as NCTA’s representative to the FCC’s Disability Advisory Committee.

Ms. Burstein previously was an attorney with Mintz, Levin, where she practiced in the areas of communications and copyright law.

Ms. Burstein graduated from Wesleyan University and received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.