Mozelle W. Thompson

Mozelle W. Thompson was a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission who served from 1997 to 2004 and was the second African American to serve as Commissioner.[1][2]

Mozelle W. Thompson
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
December 17, 1997 – August 31, 2004
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byChristine A. Varney
Succeeded byJon Leibowitz
Personal details
BornPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
EducationColumbia University (BA, JD)
Princeton University (MPA)

Education

Thompson is a native of Pittsburgh and graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1976 and from Columbia Law School in 1981.[3] He also received his MPA from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.[2][4]

Career

After graduating from law school, Thompson served as a law clerk to judge William M. Hoeveler of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.[4] He later practiced law with Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom in New York from 1982 to 1990.[1][2]

He also held posts in the public sector, serving as acting executive director, senior vice president and general counsel of the New York State Housing Finance Agency and the State of New York Mortgage Agency.[5][6]

He then entered the United States Department of the Treasury in 1993 and served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Policy where he oversaw the operations of the Federal Financing Bank and the Office of Corporate Finance and helped the refinancing of the United States Postal Service as well as the Oglethorpe Power in Georgia.[1][2][4]

Thompson was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve on the Federal Trade Commission for a term that expires on September 25, 2003 and was sworn in on December 17, 1997.[4] He replaced the vacant seat held by Christine A. Varney and was in office until August 2004, until he was succeeded by Jon Leibowitz.[7][8]

During his tenure at the Federal Trade Commission, he also served as a delegate to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development and chaired its Committee on Consumer Policy.[9]

In 2008, Thompson served as a team leader in the Presidential transition of Barack Obama team in charge of Economics and International Trade, in which he led the review of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.[10][11]

After retiring from public service, he started his eponymous consulting company and advises clients such as Facebook and The Walt Disney Company.[12][13] He served on the advisory board of Facebook for ten years and Samsung's advisory board for three years.[14]

Awards

In 2014, he received the John Jay Award for outstanding professional achievement from Columbia College, along with Nobel Prize winner Robert Lefkowitz and hedge fund manager, Olympic fencer James Melcher.[12] In 2016, he received Columbia University alumni association's highest honor, the Alumni Medal.[15]

See also

References
  1. University, © Stanford; Stanford; Complaints, California 94305 Copyright. "Mozelle Thompson". Digital Economy Best Practices Conference 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. Journal, Bryan GruleyStaff Reporter of The Wall Street (1997-08-13). "Treasury Official Is Expected To Be Nominated to FTC Post". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. "Mozelle Thompson Delivers Keynote Address". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  4. "Mozelle W. Thompson". Federal Trade Commission. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  5. "Treasury Promotes Thompson, Adds Duties". Bond Buyer. 1996-04-10. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  6. Nominations of Christy Carpenter, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; John Horsley, to be an Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation; Orson Swindle and Mozelle Thompson, to be Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission; and Robert Shapiro, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, March 10, 1998. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1999. pp. 4–5. ISBN 9780160601309.
  7. Journal, Anne Marie Squeo and John R. WilkeStaff Reporters of The Wall Street (2004-05-12). "Force Behind 'Do Not Call' List To Step Down as FTC Chairman". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  8. September 2004, John Eggerton 03. "Leibowitz Sworn In At FTC". Broadcasting Cable. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  9. "FTC Commissioner Mozelle W. Thompson Elected Chair of the OECD's Committee on Consumer Policy". Federal Trade Commission. 2002-03-13. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  10. Warshaw, Shirley Anne, 1950- (16 April 2013). Guide to the White House staff. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-60426-604-7. OCLC 764364454.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. Kirkpatrick, David D. (2008-11-14). "In Transition, Ties to Lobbying". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  12. "Five Alumni Honored at John Jay Awards Dinner". Columbia College Today. Summer 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  13. "Interview with Mozelle W. Thompson". www.americanbar.org. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  14. "75% of FTC Officials Have Revolving Door Conflicts With Tech Corporations and Other Industries". Public Citizen. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  15. "Columbia Alumni Medal Recipients". Columbia University Alumni Association. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
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