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Timothy J. Muris

Tim Muris is Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law and Senior Counsel at Sidley Austin LLP. Tim served as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission from 2001–2004. During Tim’s tenure as FTC Chairman, he placed renewed emphasis on the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property; dramatically increased the FTC’s attention to competition in the health care sector; increased the agency’s use of administrative litigation; and argued for greater reliance on the market and less use of government regulation in wide sectors of the economy.

Prior to becoming Chairman of the FTC, Tim held a number of other positions within the agency. He served as the Assistant to the Director of the Planning Office from 1974–1976, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection from 1981–1983, and the Director of the Bureau of Competition from 1983–1985. After leaving the FTC in 1985, Tim served with the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, for three years.

Tim received his JD from the University of California, Los Angeles (1974) and his BA from San Diego State University (1971).