Christine A. Varney

Christine Varney
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division
In office
April 20, 2009 – August 4, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byThomas O. Barnett
Succeeded byWilliam Baer (2013)
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
October 17, 1994 – August 5, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byDennis Yao
Succeeded byMozelle W. Thompson
White House Cabinet Secretary
In office
January 20, 1993 – October 14, 1994
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byDaniel Casse
Succeeded byKitty Higgins
Personal details
Born (1955-12-17) December 17, 1955 (age 68)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseThomas J. "Tom" Graham[1]
Children2
EducationState University of New York, Albany (BA)
Syracuse University (MPA)
Georgetown University (JD)
WebsiteOfficial website
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Christine A. Varney (born December 17, 1955) is an American antitrust attorney who served as the U.S. assistant attorney general of the Antitrust Division for the Obama Administration and as a Federal Trade commissioner in the Clinton Administration. Since August 2011, Varney has been a partner of the New York law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore, where she chairs the antitrust department.

  1. ^ "Christine A. Varney". 18 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Christine A. Varney Profile - Forbes.com". Forbes.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-01-23. Ms. Varney was elected to [Ryder System, Incorporated's] Board of Directors in February 1998
  3. ^ Dowty, Douglass (November 5, 2008). "Syracuse native Christine Varney named to Obama transition team". Syracuse, New York: The Post-Standard. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  4. ^ Nomination of Christine A. Varney to be a member of the Federal Trade Commission : hearing before the second session. U.S. Government Printing Office. October 5, 1994. ISBN 9780160461125. Retrieved 2009-01-23. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)