Maureen Ohlhausen

Maureen Ohlhausen
Ohlhausen in 2016
Chair of the Federal Trade Commission
Acting
January 25, 2017 – May 1, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byEdith Ramirez
Succeeded byJoseph Simons
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
April 4, 2012 – September 25, 2018
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byWilliam Kovacic
Succeeded byChristine S. Wilson
Personal details
BornMaureen Elizabeth Kraemer
(1962-04-05) April 5, 1962
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
George Mason University (JD)

Maureen Kraemer Ohlhausen (born April 5, 1962) is an American lawyer who served as acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a commissioner of the FTC from 2012 to 2018. In 2018, she was nominated by President Donald Trump to a seat on the United States Court of Federal Claims. Ohlhausen withdrew her nomination for the federal judiciary in December 2018, opting instead to join Baker Botts as partner and co-chair of the firm's antitrust practice.