Thorn Pozen is a partner in the law firm of Goldblatt Martin Pozen in Washington, D.C., where, among other topics, he advises government and private sector clients on local government, administrative law, and local and federal government ethics issues. Mr. Pozen previously served as the D.C. Government’s Chief Ethics Counselor and Chief FOIA Officer, Special Counsel, Chief of Staff and Counsel to a D.C. Councilmember, staffer for the former D.C. Financial Control Board, as well as in private practice. He has over 25 years of experience working for and with the District government. Mr. Pozen serves on a number of nonprofit board of directors, including the D.C. Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, Horizons Greater Washington, JCRC of Greater Washington, the Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and the Council for Court Excellence. He also serves on the Steering Committee of the District of Columbia Bar’s D.C. Affairs Section. Mr. Pozen graduated from American University, Washington College of Law, magna cum laude, and from Connecticut College with honors and distinction in his major. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and two children. Mr. Pozen is an appointee of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.