Michael Petricone is the senior vice president of government affairs for the Consumer Technology
Association (CTA)®. Based in Arlington, VA, CTA is the trade association representing the world’s leading innovators – from startups to global brands – helping support more than 18 million American jobs. CTA also owns and produces CES® – the world’s most powerful technology event.
In his position, Petricone is responsible for representing the consumer technology industry’s position before the U.S. government on key technology policy issues that impact Americans’ lives. For over two decades, Petricone has advocated before Congress, federal agencies and state governments on areas such as artificial intelligence, intellectual property, music licensing, trade, spectrum and high-skilled immigration.
Frequently listed as one of DC’s top lobbyists and recently named to Washingtonian’s Top 500 Most
Influential People in DC, Petricone has been at the forefront of transformative innovations like transition to AI, the advent of music streaming, and the rise of the internet as a platform that allows us to connect, collaborate and communicate.