Fiber-optic telecommunications provider Lumos said that it hired A.J. Brown to serve as chief legal officer as it embarks on an ambitious expansion period.

Lumos Chief Legal Officer A.J. Brown. Courtesy photo

Brown joins from Dense Air Networks, where she was vice president of regulatory affairs. She comes from a regulatory background. She previously served as counsel to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology in the U.S. House of Representatives. She also was a legal adviser at the Federal Communications Commission.