FTC Chairwoman Announces Senior Personnel Changes

FTC Nonbank Supervision Privacy/Cyber Risk & Data Security

On June 17, FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez named several senior staff members, including Jessica Rich as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection. Ms. Rich has been with the FTC for more than 20 years and most recently served as Associate Director of the Division of Financial Practices. Prior to that, Ms. Rich was a Deputy Director of the Bureau and has served as the Acting Associate Director and Assistant Director of the Bureau’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, among numerous other positions. Ms. Ramirez also named Jonathan E. Nuechterlein as General Counsel. He joins the agency from a large law firm, where he was a partner and chair of the firm’s communications, privacy, and Internet law practice group. He previously was Deputy General Counsel for the FCC and an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice.