Designation of Terry Calvani as Acting Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission

The President today designated Terry Calvani to be Acting Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. He has served as a member since November 16, 1983.

Prior to becoming a member of the Federal Trade Commission in 1983, Mr. Calvani was of counsel to the law firm of North, Haskell, Slaughter, Young & Lewis in Birmingham, AL (1980-1983); on the staff of Vanderbilt University School of Law as professor (1980-1983), associate professor (1977-1980), and assistant professor (1974-1977); and an associate with the law firm of Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro in San Francisco, CA (1973-1974). He was a senior research associate at the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies in 1977-1983.

He graduated from the University of New Mexico (B.A., 1970) and Cornell University (J.D., 1972). He has two children and resides in Washington, DC. He was born January 29, 1947, in Carlsbad, NM.