Robert Pitofsky
Robert Pitofsky | |
|---|---|
| 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. 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.