Olivia Trusty

Olivia Britt Trusty (born September 20, 1983) is an American telecommunications policy analyst. She is a commissioner of the United States Federal Communications Commission.

Early life and education Trusty is the daughter of Ellen and Terry Trusty. She has five sisters and one brother. Her hometown is Baltimore, Maryland. She was a competitive gymnast and earned her high school diploma at Bryn Mawr School. She received a Bachelors of Arts degree in political science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 2005, and a Master of Arts in government from Georgetown University in 2007.

Career

Trusty worked as a Congressional staffer for Republican Sen. Roger Wicker and Rep. Bob Latta. As of January 2025, she was policy director on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

In January 2025, Trusty was nominated as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission by President Donald Trump.