NVTC TechPAC Board of Trustees
Will CastleberryNational Director of State Public Policy
AOL, LLC.
Mr. Castleberry oversees the company's public policy for the 50 United States and supports AOL in developing thoughtful and effective business practices. He manages a team of more than 35 government consultants to assist Governors and state legislatures in drafting sound Internet, IT and business legislation.
In this capacity, he works directly with Governors, Attorneys General and Legislators to strengthen Internet child protection and privacy laws. He has helped draft model legislation to support states' efforts to combat online sexual predators, identity theft and Phishing. His current efforts include raising public awareness of the dangers of online predators.
From 1996 - 2002, Mr. Castleberry worked for Governor Parris N. Glendening in various capacities. During that time Mr. Castleberry served as a Special Assistant to the Governor, Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, and in 2000, he was appointed Director of the State's Office of Global Investment and Technology.
Mr. Castleberry serves on several boards and commissions including Technology Committees for the Council of State Governments, and the American Legislative Exchange Counsel. He also serves on the Government Affairs Committees for the Internet Alliance, the Information Technology Association of America, AeA and the Internet Commerce Coalition. From 1996 to 1999 he served as a Member of Maryland's Critical Areas Commission.
Mr. Castleberry holds a Master of Science from The Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland. He has completed post-graduate work in Business at Harvard University and the Wharton School of Business. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Business at the Johns Hopkins University.
He resides with his wife, Erin, and their three children in Oakton, Virginia.
