Computer & Communications Industry Association hires Brian McMillan, former chief counsel and legislative director to Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., as vice president-federal affairs ... National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology, which is expected to operate Chips for America National Semiconductor Technology Center once established, hires Deirdre Hanford, from Synoposis, as organization’s first CEO … George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center names Roger Nober, ex-BNSF Railway, as director.
Salem Media Group promotes Nic Anderson to vice president-government affairs and Mike Murphy to general manager-Twin Cities, succeeding Anderson ... Nielsen hires Buzzfeed’s Carole Robinson, also former Viacom, as chief communications officer ... Hitachi Vantara, Hitachi’s hybrid cloud management subsidiary, taps NetApp’s Octavian Tanase as chief product officer ... LocatorX, IoT supply chain company, adds CNBC market analyst Steve Grasso to its advisory board.