ANAIS CARMONA

Anais advocates for and manages policy issues and helps lead the company’s external engagement in the U.S. House with senior internal stakeholders on priority issues, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI).  

Anais Carmona previously served as a Director of Federal Legislative Affairs for T-Mobile, where she represented T-Mobile’s federal legislative interest before House and Senate Members of Congress on issues related to telecommunications and technology for over seven years.  

She has experience in corporate M&A and mergers, particularly having focused on the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, where she amassed support for and facilitated the success of merger. Anais also has experience in developing strategic partnerships with key third-party stakeholders and key constituencies, negotiating corporate memorandums of understanding (MOU) and building third party external affairs teams. She also has experience keynoting, delivering remarks and sitting on panels at large conferences, primarily focused on connectivity, 5G deployment, broadband accessibility and affordability, and programs focused on closing the digital divide. 

Anais has served as the President, Vice President and Board Member of the Hispanic Lobbyists Association for seven consecutive years, where she brings programming, mentorship and networking opportunities tailored to serving the Hispanic professional community in Washington DC. She is on the founding board of the ReNew Democracy Foundation, which is dedicated to bringing diverse people with diverse perspectives to Washington to contribute to the democratic process. 

Anais was recognized as part of the Hill’s Top Lobbyists List in 2023 and 2024, as well as Alumni Society’s Mission-Driven Class of 2019, City Year’s ‘2018 Idealist of the Year Award’ and Prospanica’s 2018 ’40 Under 40’ for her exemplary leadership, service, and commitment to the growth of the Latino community. She participated in the Fundación Carolina Hispanic Leaders Program in Spain in 2017 and participated in Center for American Progress (CAPs) sixth class of the U.S -Mexico Leaders Initiative.  

Prior to her time at Microsoft, Anais was an Associate at D&P Creative Strategies, where she represented clients in the telecommunications, tech, and energy space. Anais has experience in the U.S. House of Representatives in the office of Congressman Beto O’Rourke, who represents her hometown of El Paso, Texas. Anais has also worked on homeland security issues at Obsidian Analysis and interned at the Pew Research Center.  

Anais graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and is a published author in the fields of Bitcoin and religious freedom. She is proudly from the El Paso – Ciudad Juarez border region.