Sean E. Mickens is a public policy and external affairs executive with more than a decade of experience at the intersection of technology, business, public policy, and civil society. He currently serves as associate vice president of external affairs at Comcast NBCUniversal, where he leads strategic engagement with national civil rights, consumer, and advocacy organizations on technology, telecommunications, media, broadband, digital equity, and economic opportunity.

Previously, Sean held public policy and advisory roles at Meta and Freedman Consulting, developing partnerships with think tanks, academics, philanthropies, and advocacy organizations around technology policy, responsible innovation, and public-interest issues.

Sean earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Howard University, graduating from the Honors Program and Phi Beta Kappa. As an Institute for Responsible Citizenship Scholar, he studied government and economics at Georgetown University. A Luard Scholar, Sean also studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science.