Alvaro Bedoya

Alvaro Bedoya
Bedoya in 2022
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
May 16, 2022 – June 9, 2025
Disputed: March 18, 2025 – June 9, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Donald Trump
Preceded byRohit Chopra
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born1982 (age 43–44)
PartyDemocratic
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Yale University (JD)

Alvaro Martin Bedoya (born February 21, 1982) is an American attorney and government official who served as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2022 until his purported firing or his resignation in 2025.

Known for his focus on digital privacy issues, Bedoya was the founding director of the Center on Privacy and Technology at the Georgetown University Law Center. Bedoya is a member of the Democratic Party and was nominated to the position by President Joe Biden.