Christine A. Varney
Christine Varney | |
|---|---|
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division | |
| In office April 20, 2009 – August 4, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Thomas O. Barnett |
| Succeeded by | William Baer (2013) |
| Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission | |
| In office October 17, 1994 – August 5, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Dennis Yao |
| Succeeded by | Mozelle W. Thompson |
| White House Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – October 14, 1994 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Daniel Casse |
| Succeeded by | Kitty Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 17, 1955 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Thomas J. "Tom" Graham |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | State University of New York, Albany (BA) Syracuse University (MPA) Georgetown University (JD) |
| Website | Official website |
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.