Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS: FTC announces new head of its Bureau of Economics, (Sep 9, 2013)

The FTC will have a new Director of its Bureau of Economics starting October 1, the agency revealed today. The FTC also announced the appointment of a new Executive Director and a new Regional Director for the Western Region.

FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez announced that Martin Gaynor will begin serving as Director of the FTC Bureau of Economics starting October 1. Gaynor previously worked as a professor of economics and public policy at Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University, and held the E.J. Barone Chair in Health Systems Management. He earned doctoral and master’s degrees in economics from Northwestern University, and an honors degree in economics from the University of California, San Diego.

David B. Robbins has rejoined the FTC as Executive Director, and will be responsible for the administration and management of the FTC. Robbins previously worked as the managing director/chief operating officer for the Federal Communications Commission and associate administrator for the Small Business Administration’s Office of Management and Administration. He also previously served as an assistant director, attorney, and senior program manager in the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection. Robbins earned a JD from Seton Hall University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University.

Ramirez also announced that Thomas N. Dahdouh was named Regional Director of the FTC’s Western Region offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Dahdouh previously worked as a staff attorney in the San Francisco office, served as Assistant Regional Director, as Assistant to the Director of the FTC Bureau of Competition, and as an Attorney Advisor to former FTC Commissioners Dennis Yao and Christine Varney. Dahdouh is an honors graduate of Harvard Law School and Yale University.

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