Elin Swanson Katz has served as Consumer Counsel for the State of Connecticut by since 2011. She heads the Office of Consumer Counsel, an independent state agency established in 1975, which advocates on behalf of consumers in matters relating to electricity,water, natural gas, and telecommunications. Her agency also includes the
Connecticut State Broadband Office.
As Connecticut’s Consumer Counsel, Ms. Katz serves on the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, the Commission for Education Technology, and the Water Planning Council Steering Committee, among other state boards.
Ms. Katz is Vice-President of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (“NASUCA”). She is also NASUCA’s representative on the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service.
Ms. Katz also serves as Governor Malloy’s designee on the FCC’s Intergovernmental Advisory Commission, for which she serves as Chair. Ms. Katz is on the Advisory Committee for the Critical Consumer Issues Forum, a joint initiative of NARUC, NASUCA and EEI. She recently was named the “2016 Local Internet Choice State Champion” by the Coalition for Local Internet Choice. She was also the recipient of the New England Women in Energy and Environment’s (NEWIEE) 2014 Achievement Award.
Prior to becoming Consumer Counsel, Ms. Katz practiced at law firms in Washington, D.C.; Boston; and Hartford. She also served as Assistant Counsel at the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, taught at Trinity College in Hartford, and served as a legal consultant.
Ms. Katz served on the West Hartford, Connecticut Board of Education from 2009 to 2013.
