Robert Pitofsky | |
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| Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission | |
| In office April 11, 1995 – May 31, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Janet Dempsey Steiger |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Muris |
| Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission | |
| In office June 29, 1978 – April 30, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Calvin J. Collier |
| Succeeded by | George W. Douglas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 27, 1929 Paterson, New Jersey |
| Died | October 6, 2018 (aged 88) Chevy Chase, Maryland |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | New York University Columbia Law School |
Robert Pitofsky (December 27, 1929 – October 6, 2018) was an American lawyer and politician who was the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States from April 11, 1995, to May 31, 2001.[1] He had previously been Dean of the Georgetown University Law Center from 1983 to 1989, and was Dean Emeritus at the time of his death.[2]
- ^ List of Commissioners, Chairwomen, and Chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission: 1915–2018 (as of November 2018). Ftc.gov
- ^ "From Dean Emeritus Robert Pitofsky to Joseph Simons (L'83), Georgetown Law Celebrates Tradition with Federal Trade Commission Hearings | Georgetown Law". Law.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-09.