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Meredith is the Chief of Staff at Public Knowledge. She most recently served as Public Knowledge’s Interim CEO, and previously worked on Public Knowledge’s Communications Team as Digital Outreach Director. Meredith has an extensive background in internet policy, including previously holding positions at the Center for Democracy and Technology, Hewlett-Packard, Consumers Union, the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and the Federal Communications Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meredith earned her Master’s degree in Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin, and her Bachelor’s degrees in Communications and Political Science from the Ohio State University in Columbus. 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