Dennis Yao

Dennis A. Yao
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
July 16, 1991  August 31, 1994
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Preceded byAndy Strenio
Succeeded byChristine Varney
Personal details
Born
Dennis Alden Yao

(1953-08-29) August 29, 1953
Urbana, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic
EducationPrinceton University (B.S.E.)
U.C. Berkeley (M.B.A)
Stanford GSB (Ph.D)

Dennis Alden Yao (born August 29, 1953) 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, Yao was the first Asian American to serve on the FTC and the third career economist to serve on the body, which has generally been composed of attorneys. Yao is currently the Lawrence E. Fouraker Professor of Business Administration and Chair of the Doctoral Programs at Harvard Business School.