| Mozelle W. Thompson was sworn in as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission December 17, 1997.
Thompson previously held the position of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Treasury where he was responsible for overseeing domestic spending and credit policies, including the operations of the Federal Financing Bank and the Office of Government Financing. Thompson was also responsible for creating the Office of Privatization, which among its activities provides guidance on the privatization of federal assets and operations, and for developing the financial assistance plan for the District of Columbia. Thompson was initially appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary in August 1993, and served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary from April 1996 until his appointment to the Commission.
Prior to joining the Treasury Department, Thompson served as Acting Executive Director and General Counsel to the New York State Finance Agency and its four sister corporations. Thompson also was an attorney with the New York firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom.
Thompson is a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia Law School. He also holds an M.P.A. from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. After graduating law school, Mr. Thompson served as law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge William M. Hoeveler in Miami, Florida. He has been on the faculties of the Woodrow Wilson School and Fordham Law School, and has been an Irvine Foundation Visiting Scholar at Stanford Law School.
Thompson currently serves as Chairman of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Consumer Policy Committee where he also leads the United States delegation. Thompson was past president of the International Marketing Supervision Network (IMSN), an association of international consumer protection enforcement agencies.
Thompson has been active in a number of professional and civic organizations, including the Association of Black Princeton Alumni and the Executive Board of Practicing Attorneys for Law Students, a mentoring organization assisting African-American and Latino law students. He is presently Vice President of the Columbia College Alumni Association, and is a member of the bar in New York State and the District of Columbia.
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