Mary Brown

Mary L. Brown is the Executive Director of WifiForward, an organization of entities seeking to promote and advance public policies that enable Wi-Fi technologies. Mary is a spectrum and technology policy expert with decades of experience in Wi-Fi, as well as other wireless technologies. Her expertise includes a stint on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Commercial Spectrum Management Advisory Council, providing testimony at multiple Congressional hearings, and advocating on spectrum issues before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). She has also worked on spectrum issues internationally, advocating before national administrations around the world.

She joined Salt Point Strategies in 2022, where in addition to her work with WifiForward, she consults with the firm’s technology clients. Prior to joining Salt Point, Mary led Cisco Systems’ global public policy agenda for wireless technologies and spectrum policy for 18 years. Previously she held a management role in MCI’s Government Affairs organization, and began her career at the FCC.