Joseph Simons

Joseph Simons
Joseph Simons
Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 1, 2018
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Terrell McSweeny
Personal details
Alma mater	Cornell University (BA); Georgetown University (JD)

Joseph Simons is an American attorney currently serving as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.

Education and career

Simons received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History from Cornell University in 1980 and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 1983.[1]

Simons was chief of the Federal Trade Commission's competition bureau from 2001 to 2003. He was a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Simons is also a co-developer of “Critical Loss Analysis,” a technique for market definition that has been incorporated into the Department of Justice and FTC Merger Guidelines, as well as applied in numerous court decisions.[1]

On October 19, 2017, the White House announced that President of the United States Donald Trump would nominate Simons to be chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.[2] He took office on May 1, 2018.

References

"President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". October 19, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
McLaughlin and Talev, David and Margaret (October 19, 2017). "Trump to Nominate Simons to Lead FTC, White House Says". Bloomberg News. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

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[WHBio-1] "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". October 19, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

[2] McLaughlin and Talev, David and Margaret (October 19, 2017). "Trump to Nominate Simons to Lead FTC, White House Says". Bloomberg News. Retrieved October 19, 2017.