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Michael Beckerman currently serves as Vice President and head of US public policy at TikTok, a position he has held since March. He previously was the founding President and CEO of the Internet Association, a Washington, DC based trade association, representing global internet companies. Prior to that, he served for 12 years in increasingly responsible staff positions on Capitol Hill, ending as the Deputy Staff Director and Chief Policy Advisor to the Chairman of the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees America's internet policies. Michael is also active in the DC angel investing community where he's invested in several startups.\n\nThis interview with Michael Beckerman was recorded on Monday, July 27th. A lot has changed for TikTok since, with the President\u2019s threat to ban the app if TikTok doesn\u2019t divest it\u2019s US opererations from it\u2019s parent company before September 15th. The contents of the interview are still release and so we\u2019re bringing it to you now on August 5th.