Alan B. Davidson

Alan B. Davidson is an American government official and attorney who served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from 2022 to 2025. In this role, Davidson serves as Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

Davidson previously served within the Department of Commerce during the Obama Administration, where he served as director of digital economy. Prior to joining the NTIA, Davidson worked at the Mozilla Foundation, where he was a senior adviser and former vice president.

Career Davidson began his career as a computer scientist and later joined Booz Allen & Hamilton as a senior consultant.

Obama Administration In 2015, he joined the Department of Commerce as the first director of digital economy.

Advocacy work In addition to his private sector work, Davidson worked at advocacy organizations including the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and the New America Foundation.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Nomination In 2021, Davidson was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as director of the NTIA.

Tenure Davidson was sworn into office on January 14, 2022. In December 2022, Davidson praised the initial draft of a national broadband map, which was produced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

In 2023, the NTIA released a report on app store competition that concluded that Google and Apple serve as "gatekeepers" of the app market ecosystem. In a call with journalists, Davidson said that the report concluded that Google and Apple's administration of the Play Store and App Store, respectively, show "real potential harm for consumers" by "inflating prices and reducing innovation".