Joseph L. Askew, Jr.
Vice President, Government Relations 
Verizon Washington, DC

Joseph L. Askew, Jr. joined Verizon Washington, DC in 1999 and holds the position of Vice President, Government Relations. 

Prior to joining Verizon, Joseph was a commissioned officer for the United States Army Military Police Corp, stationed at Ft. McClellan, Alabama.  Upon coming off of active duty he worked as a commercial lending officer for Bank of America, formerly NationsBank in Fayetteville, North Carolina.  Joseph also worked for Congresswomen Lynn Woolsey (D-6th-CA) on education and social welfare issues and later for Councilmember Harry L. Thomas, Sr. (D-Ward 5 -DC) as the Clerk of the Committee on Public Works and the Environment. 

Joseph is a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of the District Columbia and also serves on the Board of the DC Economic Development Partnership and the DC Business Improvement District.  He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, Greater Washington Board of Trade, DC Chamber of Commerce, George Washington Center for Excellence in Municipal Management, Washington Government Relations Group, Big Brother Big Sisters, Hannah House, Street Law, Prince Hall Masonry, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated.

Joseph graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and a minor in Public Administration.  He holds a law degree from the District of Columbia School of Law where he served as the Student Bar Association President and lobbied successfully for the provisional accreditation and now fully accredited University of the District of Columbia School of Law. He has been admitted to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals Bar and the United States Supreme Court Bar.

Joseph is a 17 year resident of the District of Columbia and is married with one son.