Maureen Ohlhausen
Maureen Ohlhausen | |
|---|---|
| Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission | |
Acting | |
| In office January 25, 2017 – May 1, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Edith Ramirez |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Simons |
| Member of the Federal Trade Commission | |
| In office April 4, 2012 – September 25, 2018 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | William Kovacic |
| Succeeded by | Christine S. Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maureen Elizabeth Kraemer April 5, 1962 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) George Mason University (JD) |
Maureen Kraemer Ohlhausen (born April 5, 1962) is an American lawyer who is a former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, a position she held from April 4, 2012, to September 25, 2018. On January 26, 2017, President Donald Trump designated Ohlhausen to serve as Acting Chairwoman of the FTC. In January 2018, she was nominated by President Trump to a seat on the United States Court of Federal Claims. Ohlhausen withdrew her nomination for the federal judiciary in December 2018, opting instead to join Baker Botts as partner and co-chair of the firm's antitrust practice.