Robert Folliard is Senior Vice President, Government Relations & Distribution, for Gray Television, which is the second largest local broadcaster by revenue in the United States. At Gray, Rob oversees Gray’s activities on Capitol Hill and at the FCC. Rob also is responsible for Gray’s relationships with cable and satellite operators and negotiates Gray’s retransmission consent agreements. Rob is the Chairman of Pearl TV, which is a venture of local broadcasters spearheading the NextGen TV transition. Prior to joining Gray, Rob was an associate in the Communications practice group at Cooley, LLP and Dow Lohnes, PLLC.