Andy Strenio
Andy Strenio | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission | |
| In office March 17, 1986 – July 15, 1991 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | George W. Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Yao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew John Strenio, Jr. April 3, 1952 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Princeton University (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
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Andrew John Strenio, Jr. (born April 3, 1952), known as Andy Strenio, is a retired American attorney and author who served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 1986 to 1991. A Democrat, he previously served as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), a now-defunct independent federal agency.
As an author, Strenio notably wrote the book The Testing Trap (1981), in which he criticized the role of standardized testing in the American education system. Following his retirement from law in 2020, Strenio announced his intention to return to writing books.