Dennis A. Yao | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission | |
| In office July 16, 1991 – August 31, 1994 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Andy Strenio |
| Succeeded by | Christine Varney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dennis Alden Yao August 29, 1953 Urbana, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Princeton University (B.S.E.) U.C. Berkeley (M.B.A) Stanford GSB (Ph.D) |
Dennis Alden Yao (born August 29, 1953)[1] is an American academic who served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 1991 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party,[2] Yao was the first Asian American to serve on the FTC[3] and the third career economist to serve on the body, which has generally been composed of attorneys.[4] Yao is currently the Lawrence E. Fouraker Professor of Business Administration and Chair of the Doctoral Programs at Harvard Business School.[5][6]