Profiles · Oversight
- Type
- Person
- Role
- Oversight and enforcement
- Updated
The profile
Republican commissioner who joined the FTC after the PPP-fintech cases were filed and became Chair in 2025.
Identity and role
Andrew N. Ferguson — FTC Commissioner (Republican) from April 2024; Chair of the FTC since January 2025, appointed by President Trump to succeed Lina Khan.
Biography / career arc
- Before: University of Virginia (history, 2009) and UVA Law (2012); clerked for Judge Karen Henderson (D.C. Circuit) and Justice Clarence Thomas (2016–17); antitrust practice at Covington & Burling, Bancroft PLLC, and Sidley Austin; chief counsel for nominations and the constitution to Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, senior special counsel to Chairman Chuck Grassley, and chief counsel to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (2019–2021). (FTC biography; Wikipedia, secondary)
- During: spent the active pandemic-relief period in Senate Republican leadership counsel roles, then as Solicitor General of Virginia (2022–2024) under Attorney General Jason Miyares. (Wikipedia, secondary)
- After (relative to the PPP cases): confirmed to the FTC March 7, 2024 and sworn in April 2, 2024 (Wikipedia, secondary), so he was not on the Commission for the March 18, 2024 Womply and Biz2Credit votes.
Pandemic-relief / PPP-EIDL role
He cast no vote on the PPP-fintech complaints, which pre-dated his April 2, 2024 swearing-in. As Chair from 2025 he sets FTC priorities and holds the Womply and Biz2Credit consent orders. His votes on later matters are tabulated in the project's FTC commissioner vote record (not verified here).
Legal status / controversies
No recusal order tied to the PPP-fintech matters.
Where they are now (2025–2026)
FTC Chair (FTC biography capture).
Additional public-record notes
Lobbying & industry ties
No lobbying registrations. Antitrust-defense firm background (Covington, Sidley).
Sources held in this archive
Original source documents and archived captures
- Wikipedia — Andrew N. Ferguson career timeline
- FTC — Chair Andrew N. Ferguson biography
- LegiStorm — Andrew N. Ferguson bio 310765
Sources
- FTC — Chair Andrew N. Ferguson biography: FTC — Chair Andrew N. Ferguson biography (original: ftc.gov · stored capture) (link now dead; copy taken from the Internet Archive, 16 January 2026)
- Wikipedia — Andrew N. Ferguson (career timeline): Wikipedia — Andrew N. Ferguson career timeline (original: en.wikipedia.org · stored capture)
- LegiStorm — Andrew N. Ferguson bio (310765): LegiStorm — Andrew N. Ferguson bio 310765 (original: legistorm.com · stored capture)