Staci Pies

Staci Pies is Vice President, Public Policy for Crown Castle. Staci joined Crown Castle as the first head of Public Policy for the company in 2019. She leads Crown’s federal legislative and regulatory advocacy and is passionate about using the public policy platform to demonstrate the power of technology to bring new opportunities for people around the world.

Staci has more than 25 years of experience providing strategic counsel on technology and telecommunications issues. Before joining Crown Castle, Staci led global connectivity policy and advocacy for Google. Her experience includes leading state government affairs at Skype, including after the acquisition by Microsoft. Before joining Skype in 2008, she led federal affairs at PointOne, a wholesale VoIP provider, and Level 3 Communications (now part of CenturyLink), after serving in leadership roles at the FCC. She is passionate about the power of technology and technology-related policies to bring new opportunities for people around the world.

Staci is a Board member of the United Way of the National Capital Area. She is a committed participant and fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Staci earned a J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law and a B.A. in Political Science from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. She lives in Rockville, Maryland with her husband and son, when he is home visiting from Ann Arbor, MI.