Pamela Jones Harbour

Pamela Jones Harbour
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
August 4, 2003 – September 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded bySheila F. Anthony
Succeeded byJulie Brill
Personal details
Born
Pamela LeDeyce Jones

(1959-07-15) July 15, 1959 (age 65)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
SpouseJohn Harbour
EducationIndiana University School of Music (BM)
Indiana University School of Law (JD)

Pamela LeDeyce Jones Harbour (born July 15, 1959)[1] is an American lawyer who served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2003 to 2009.[2] As of 2021, Harbour is one of just three African-Americans to have served as a member of the FTC.[3] Additionally, she is one of the just three political independents to serve on the body as of 2017.[4]

As a lawyer, she has worked in field of competition law, consumer protection, information privacy, and data security.[5] While a member of the FTC, she was notably the sole commissioner to dissent from the agency's decision to approve Google's acquisition of DoubleClick.[6] Harbour currently serves as the Legal Officer and Senior Vice President for Global Member Compliance & Privacy at Herbalife Nutrition.[5][7]

  1. ^ "Senate Hearing 108-976". 8 July 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Pamela Jones Harbour". Federal Trade Commission. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  3. ^ LexisNexis. "Breaking down barriers: Recruiting and promoting Black antitrust lawyers". mlexmarketinsight.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :02 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "California attorney Pamela Jones Harbour to receive ABA 2019 Spirit of Excellence Award". American Bar Association. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Politico - Google was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Pfeifer, Stuart (6 October 2014). "Herbalife hires ex-commissioner at FTC to oversee sales team's conduct". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 October 2019.