Federal Trade Commission

The FTC Act into law by Woodrow Wilson on September 26, 1914.

" FTC enforces federal consumer protection laws that prevent fraud, deception and unfair business practices. The Commission also enforces federal antitrust laws that prohibit anticompetitive mergers and other business practices that restrict competition and harm consumers. Whether combating telemarketing fraud, Internet scams or price-fixing schemes, the FTC's primary mission is to protect consumers." [[1]]

Commissioners

• Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman
• Thomas B. Leary
• Pamela Jones Harbour
• Jon D. Leibowitz

Staff

• MaryAnne Kane - Chief of Staff
• Charles H. Schneider - Executive Director
• Susan A. Creighton - Director, Bureau of Competition
• Lydia B. Parnes - Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
• Luke Froeb - Director, Bureau of Economics
• William Blumenthal - General Counsel
• Anna H. Davis - Director, Office of Congressional Relations
• Nancy Ness Judy - Director, Office of Public Affairs
• Maureen K. Ohlhousen - Director, Office of Policy Planning
• Donald S. Clark - Secretary of the Commission

Contact information

Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20580
http://www.ftc.gov