Alvaro Bedoya | |
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| Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Rohit Chopra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Alvaro Martin Bedoya[1] (born February 21, 1982) is an American attorney and government official who has served on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since 2022.
Known for his focus on digital privacy issues, Bedoya was the founding director of the Center on Privacy and Technology at the Georgetown University Law Center.[2] Bedoya is a member of the Democratic Party and was nominated to the position by President Joe Biden.[3]
- ^ "Yale Law School, 2007–2008" (PDF). Yale Law School. p. 155. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 2, 2019.
Alvaro Martin Bedoya
- ^ "Biden to nominate critic of surveillance software to FTC, further bolstering agency as check on Big Tech". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ Morrison, Sara (May 11, 2022). "Democrats finally get their FTC majority back". Vox. Retrieved May 4, 2023.