Alvaro Bedoya, Former Commissioner Biography — Federal Trade Commission

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The Federal Trade Commission's biography page for former Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, who was sworn in May 16, 2022 and served until March 18, 2025. It states that before his confirmation Bedoya founded the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law and was the first chief counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy. The biography says he practiced law at Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School. The page then lists his speeches, articles and statements, from a May 2022 statement on education technology and COPPA to a March 2025 statement in the Matter of GTCR BC Holdings/SurModics.

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Biography

Alvaro Bedoya was sworn in May 16, 2022 as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. He served in this role until March 18, 2025.

Commissioner Bedoya is especially interested in how the FTC can help people living paycheck to paycheck. He spends as much time as he can meeting with small business owners, working people, and community leaders in rural and urban America.

Before his confirmation, Commissioner Bedoya founded the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law and also helped establish the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy as its first chief counsel. In these roles, he helped pass laws to stop the abuse of face surveillance technology and the unrestricted sharing of people’s information with national security and law enforcement agencies. Much of his work on privacy focuses on its importance to unpopular religious and ethnic minorities. His essay on the subject, “Privacy as Civil Right,” is featured in textbooks used in U.S. law schools.

A naturalized citizen born in Peru, Bedoya co-founded the Esperanza Education Fund, the first status-blind college scholarship for immigrant students in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, and worked as a field researcher for the International Labor Organization’s Special Action Program to Combat Forced Labor, where he wrote exposés on debt bondage and other forms of forced labor in South America. He practiced law at Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, and served on the non-profit boards of the Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia and CASA.

Bedoya graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he served on the Yale Law Journal and received the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. He lives in Rockville, Maryland with his wife, Dr. Sima Bedoya of Louisiana, a pediatric psychologist.

Time in Office

May 16, 2022 - March 18, 2025

Speeches, Articles, and Statements

- Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Joined by Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of GTCR BC Holdings/SurModics ( March 2025 )
- Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya On the “Emergency” Motion to Delegate Authority to the Chairman to Comply with the Executive Orders on DEI Programs and Associated Guidance ( January 2025 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ( January 2025 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Non-Alcoholic Beverages Price Discrimination Investigation ( January 2025 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Notice of Final Rulemaking to Update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) ( January 2025 )
- Remarks of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya on the Issuance of the Labor Exemption Policy Statement ( January 2025 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of The Kroger Company and Albertsons Companies, Inc. ( January 2025 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding the Non-Compete Clause Final Rule ( December 2024 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Joined by Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter In the Matter of Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC ( December 2024 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding the Withdrawal of the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors ( December 2024 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter & Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Tapestry, Inc. & Capri Holdings Limited ( December 2024 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Guardian Service Industries, Inc. ( December 2024 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Joined by Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in full and Commissioner Melissa Holyoak in Part I In the Matter of Gravy Analytics, Inc. & Venntel, Inc. ( December 2024 )
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Joined In Part By Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Gravy Analytics, Inc. ( December 2024 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter In the Matter of Mobilewalla, Inc. ( December 2024 )
- Remarks of Commissioner Bedoya at New York University Wagner Labor Initiative ( November 2024 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Lyft, Inc. ( October 2024 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Concurring in the Denial of the Motion In the Matter of H&R Block, Inc., et al. ( October 2024 )
- A Letter to a Latino Public Servant: A Statement in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month ( October 2024 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Joined by Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding Amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules and Premerger Notification Form and Instructions ( October 2024 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding The Final Premerger Notification Form and the Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules and Regarding the FY2023 HSR Annual Report to Congress ( October 2024 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya in the Matter of Chevron Corporation and Hess Corporation ( September 2024 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya On the 6(b) Report Examining the Data Practices of Social Media and Video Streaming Services ( September 2024 )
- Keynote Remarks of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Before ForumGlobal’s Sixth Annual Data Privacy Conference USA ( September 2024 )
- Joint Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan, Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Coulter Motor Company, LLC ( August 2024 )
- Opening Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Before the U.S. House of Representatives, Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce "The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget" ( July 2024 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioners Alvaro M. Bedoya & Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding the Pharmacy Benefit Managers Interim Staff Report ( July 2024 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Innovation, Data & Commerce for the Hearing: “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget” ( July 2024 )
- Commissioner Bedoya Letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack Regarding Food Security in Pine Ridge ( July 2024 )
- Statement of the Federal Trade Commission In the Matter of Bytedance/Musical.ly ( June 2024 )
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya in the Matter of ExxonMobil Co./Pioneer Natural Resource Co. – In the Matter of ExxonMobil Co./Pioneer Natural Resources Co. ( May 2024 )
- Remarks of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya at 24th Annual Loyola Antitrust Colloquium ( April 2024 )
- Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Joined by Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding United States v. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ( April 2024 )
- Joint Statement of Chair Khan, Joined by Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya, Regarding the Health Breach Notification Rule – Regarding the Health Breach Notification Rule ( April 2024 )
- Oral Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya on the FTC’s Issuance of the Non-Compete Clause Rule ( April 2024 )
- Statement of Chair Khan, Joined by Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya, Regarding the FTC Collaboration Act Report – Regarding the FTC Collaboration Act Report ( April 2024 )
- Joint Comment of the United States Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Regarding Exemptions to Permit Circumvention of Access Controls on Copyrighted Works ( March 2024 )
- Statement Of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter joined By Chair Lina M. Khan And Commissioner Alvaro M. Beodya Regarding FTC Staff Report: “Market Factors Relevant to Infant Formula Supply Disruptions” ( March 2024 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya in the Matter of Avast Limited ( February 2024 )
- Statement of Chair Khan, Joined by Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya, Regarding the Final Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses – Regarding the Final Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses ( February 2024 )
- Remarks of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya at the Global Competition Review: Law Leaders Global Summit 2024 ( February 2024 )
- Joint Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan, Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Blackbaud, Inc. ( February 2024 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya On the Issuance of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Update the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) ( December 2023 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya On FTC v. Rite Aid Corporation ( December 2023 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined By Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya In the Matter of Amgen, Inc. and Horizon Therapeutics plc ( September 2023 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan, Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya, in the Matter of EQT Corporation – In the Matter of EQT Corporation ( August 2023 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Joined by Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding the Proposed Merger Guidelines Issued by the Federal Trade Commission & U.S. Department of Justice ( July 2023 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya Regarding Proposed Amendments to the Premerger Notification Form and the Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules ( June 2023 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Publishers Clearing House ( June 2023 )
- Statement of Chair Khan Joined by Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya regarding the FTC State Collaboration Act RFI ( June 2023 )
- Policy Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Biometric Information and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act – Policy Statement on Biometric Information and Section 5 of the FTC Act ( May 2023 )
- Remarks of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding the Policy Statement on Biometric Information and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( May 2023 )
- Opening Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, & Commerce ( April 2023 )
- Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Trade Commission Budget – Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce ( April 2023 )
- Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Before the Utah Project on Antitrust and Consumer Protection ( April 2023 )
- Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Before the International Association of Privacy Professionals ( April 2023 )
- Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Joined by Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding the Issuance of a Notice of Penalty Offenses on Substantiation of Product Claims ( March 2023 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Negative Option Rule ( March 2023 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding Amazon.com, Inc.'s Acquisition of 1Life Healthcare, Inc. – Regarding Amazon.com, Inc.'s Acquisition of 1Life Healthcare, Inc. ( February 2023 )
- Joint Statement of Chair Khan, Commissioner Slaughter, Commissioner Wilson, and Commissioner Bedoya, Regarding Amazon.com, Inc.'s Acquisition of 1Life Healthcare, Inc. – Regarding Amazon.com, Inc.'s Acquisition of 1Life Healthcare ( February 2023 )
- Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya at the Future of Privacy Forum 13th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Event ( February 2023 )
- Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Joined by Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya, Regarding the FY2021 HSR Annual Report – Regarding the FTC-DOJ Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021 ( February 2023 )
- Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine Meeting of the Committee on the Impact of Social Media on the Health and Wellbeing of Children & Adolescents ( February 2023 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya Concerning the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Non-Compete Clause Rule – Concerning the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Non-Compete Clause Rule ( January 2023 )
- Statement of Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro M. Bedoya Concerning the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Non-Compete Clause Rule – Concerning the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Non-Compete Clause Rule ( January 2023 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan, Joined by Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya, in the matters of Prudential Security, O-I Glass, Inc., and Ardagh Group, S.A. – In the matters of Prudential Security, O-I Glass, Inc., and Ardagh Group, S.A. ( January 2023 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya, Joined by Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, on the Adoption of the Statement of Enforcement Policy Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition under Section 5 of the FTC Act – On the Adoption of the Statement of Enforcement Policy Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition under Section 5 of the FTC Act ( November 2022 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan, Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya, On the Adoption of the Statement of Enforcement Policy Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 5 of the FTC Act – On the Adoption of the Statement of Enforcement Policy Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 5 of the FTC Act ( November 2022 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Drizly ( October 2022 )
- “Returning to Fairness” - Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya at the Midwest Forum on Fair Markets ( September 2022 )
- Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya at The National Advertising Division Annual Conference (NAD2022) ( September 2022 )
- Prepared Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya at the National Advertising Division Annual Conference – At the National Advertising Division Annual Conference NAD2022 ( September 2022 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan, Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding the Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026 ( August 2022 )
- Statement of Commissioner Bedoya Regarding the Commercial Surveillance Data Security Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( August 2022 )
- Remarks of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya at the National Association of Attorneys General Presidential Summit ( August 2022 )
- Joint Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, and Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on a Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule – Regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on a Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule ( June 2022 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding Report to Congress on Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation – Regarding Report to Congress on Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation ( June 2022 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding the Commission's Policy Statement on Rebates and Fees in Exchange for Excluding Lower-Cost Drug Products – Regarding the Commission's Rebate Policy Statement ( June 2022 )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan, Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding JAB Consumer Fund/SAGE Veterinary Partners – In the Matter of JAB Consumer Fund/SAGE Veterinary Partners ( June 2022 )
- Statement of Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding 6(b) Study of Pharmacy Benefit Managers ( June 2022 )
- Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Announces Legal Staff ( May 2022 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro Martin Bedoya Regarding the Policy Statement on Education Technology and COPPA ( May 2022 )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro Martin Bedoya Regarding the Request for Public Comment on the Amendments to the Endorsement Guides ( May 2022 )

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