Rebecca J. Hanson — Senior Vice President of Strategy & Policy at Sinclair Broadcast Group

Ms. Rebecca J. Hanson has been Senior Vice President of Strategy and Policy at Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. since January 2013. Ms. Hanson served as Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and Deputy General Counsel of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. from July 2000 to July 2006. Previously, she served as Vice President of Business Affairs at XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. She joined to Sinclair from the Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission, where she was Senior Advisor, Broadcast Spectrum and served on the Incentive Auction Task Force as the point person for broadcaster participation and issues affecting non-participating broadcasters. Prior to joining the FCC from 2007 to 2009, she was the Vice President, Strategic Initiatives at Sprint Nextel, where she was responsible for the launch and long-term growth strategy for the WiMAX network and a member of the deal team leading the financing and merger with Clearwire for a national spectrum footprint. From 2006 to 2007 she was a consultant focusing on business planning and deal execution for various digital media companies. From 2000, she held the positions of Senior Vice President, Business Development and Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at XM Satellite Radio, Inc., where she was the lead negotiator for key strategic alliances and partnerships in the areas of programming, marketing, distribution, acquisitions/joint ventures and product development. Ms. Hanson began her career as an attorney with Brownstein and Zeidman from 1993 to 1996 and then Shaw Pittman (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman) from 1996 to 2000, where she specialized in the areas of technology, commercial finance and venture capital.