FTC — Commissioner Melissa Holyoak biography
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Download Hi-res (11.3 MB) Former Commissioner Follow @MHolyoakFTC Tweets represent the views of Former Commissioner Melissa Holyoak alone Biography Melissa Holyoak was sworn in March 25, 2024 as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. She served her role until November 17, 2025. Holyoak brought extensive experience as a litigator and leader. Most recently, she served as Solicitor General with the Utah Attorney General’s Office where she oversaw the civil appeals, criminal appeals, constitutional defense and special litigation, and antitrust and data privacy divisions. She also managed multistate matters including those involving consumer protection and antitrust claims. Before taking on that role, she served as president and general counsel of Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based public interest law firm and in other public interest attorney positions with the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Center for Class Action Fairness. Holyoak represented class members challenging unfair class actions and consumers fighting regulatory abuse in federal district courts and appellate courts across the country. Holyoak has argued in the Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and D.C. Circuits. She is a former prosecutor and attorney with O’Melveny & Myers LLP. She graduated from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2003 as a member of the Order of the Coif and the Law Review. Holyoak is a member of the bars of Utah, D.C., and Missouri (inactive). Her husband Dr. Joshua Holyoak is a urologist and together they have four beautiful children. Time in Office March 25, 2024 - November 17, 2025 Speeches, Articles, and Statements Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding Issuance of Section 6(b) Orders to Companies That Offer Generative AI Companion Products or Services (September 2025) Statement of Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding Ryan, LLC v. FTC (September 2025) Statement of Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Gateway Pet Memorial Services (September 2025) Statement of Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak and Commissioner Mark R. Meador Regarding FTC and Utah Division of Consumer Protection v. Aylo Group Ltd. et al. (September 2025) Statement of Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak and Commissioner Mark R. Meador re: United States v. Disney Worldwide Servs., et al. (September 2025) Statement of Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson joined by Commissioners Melissa Holyoak and Mark R. Meador on Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (August 2025) Statement of Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak and Commissioner Mark R. Meador in the Matter of The Clean Truck Partnership Investigation (August 2025) Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Regarding The Clean Truck Partnership Investigation (August 2025) Concurring Statement of Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak and Commissioner Mark R. Meador In the Matter of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., et al. (July 2025) Commissioner Holyoak's Prepared Remarks for the FTC Workshop on Exploring Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices in “Gender-Affirming Care” for Minors (July 2025) Statement of Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson, Joined by Commissioners Melissa Holyoak and Mark R. Meador In the Matter of Paddle.com (June 2025) Commissioner Holyoak's Keynote Address at the USC Gould/Analysis Group Global Competition Law Thought Leadership Conference (June 2025) Commissioner Holyoak's Remarks at the FTC Attention Economy Workshop (June 2025) Commissioner Holyoak's Keynote Address at The US AI Summit 2025 (June 2025) Statement of Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak and Commissioner Mark R. Meador In the Matter of Synopsys, Inc. / Ansys, Inc. (May 2025) Statement of Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Non-Alcoholic Beverages Price Discrimination Investigation (May 2025) Statement on the Recusal of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak in United States et al. v. Google LLC (May 2025) Statement of the Commission Regarding the Negative Option Rule (May 2025) Commissioner Melissa Holyoak's Keynote at IAPP Global Privacy Summit (April 2025) Statement on the Recusal of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Caremark, Rx, LLC (April 2025) Commissioner Holyoak's Remarks at 2025 Antitrust Writing Awards Ceremony (April 2025) Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak (March 2025) Remarks of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak at GCR Live: Law Leaders Global 2025 (January 2025) Statement of Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Motion to Delegate Authority to Chairman to Comply with January 2025 Executive Orders on DEI Programs and Associated Guidance (January 2025) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of US Anesthesia Partners/Guardian Anesthesia (January 2025) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Joined by Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson In the Matter of ExxonMobil/Pioneer Resources (January 2025) Concurring and Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Joined by Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson In Matter of AI Partnerships and Investments 6(b) Study (January 2025) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of PepsiCo, Inc. (January 2025) Concurring and Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding the FTC Staff Report on AI Partnerships & Investments 6(b) Study (January 2025) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding the Surveillance Pricing 6(b) Staff Research Summaries (January 2025) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding the Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers (January 2025) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding Closed Commission Meeting Held on January 16, 2025 (January 2025) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Deere & Company (January 2025) Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding the 6(b) Study on Single-Family Rental Housing (January 2025) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding the Enforcement Policy Statement on Exemption of Protected Labor Activity by Workers from Antitrust Liability (January 2025) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding the Second Pharmacy Benefit Managers Interim Staff Report (January 2025) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding the Business Opportunity and Earnings Claim Rulemaking Notices (January 2025) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding the Statement of Interest Supporting Elon Musk, Musk v. Altman, 4:24-cv-04722-YGR (N.D. Cal.) (January 2025) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of H&R Block (January 2025) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Planned Building Services, Inc. (January 2025) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of accessiBe, Inc. (January 2025) Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (December 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak regarding the Fall 2024 Regulatory Plan and Regulatory Agenda (December 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, LLC (December 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding Withdrawal of 2000 Antitrust Guidelines for Collaboration Among Competitors (December 2024) Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Cooperativa De Farmacias Puertorriqueña (December 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak 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) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In Matter of Mobilewalla, Inc. (December 2024) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding 1661, Inc. d/b/a GOAT (December 2024) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding Final Rule Amending the Telemarketing Sales Rule (November 2024) Concurring and Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In re Evolv Technologies, Inc. (November 2024) Oral Remarks of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak - Open Commission Meeting on November 14, 2024 (November 2024) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding Sitejabber (November 2024) Commissioner Holyoak's Remarks at the Freedom from Fraud Event Presented to Utah's Pacific-Islander Community (November 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Lyft, Inc. (October 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak re Negative Option Rule (October 2024) Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding Final Premerger Notification Form and the Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules (October 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2023 (October 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Chevron Corporation and Hess Corporation (September 2024) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak, Joined by Chair Lina M. Khan In the Matter of DoNotPay, Inc. (September 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Joined by Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson In the Matter of Rytr, LLC (September 2024) Commissioner Melissa Holyoak's Remarks at the 2024 International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) Conference (September 2024) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding Invitation Homes (September 2024) Oral Remarks of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak at the Open Commission Meeting on September 19, 2024 (September 2024) Concurring and Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding the Social Media and Video Streaming Services Staff Report (September 2024) Remarks of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak at National Advertising Division Keynote 2024 (September 2024) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding Verkada, Inc. (August 2024) Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Asbury Automotive Group (August 2024) Dissenting and Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Coulter Motor Company, LLC (August 2024) Oral Remarks of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Open Commission Meeting regarding Interim Staff Report on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (August 2024) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Career Step LLC (July 2024) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Voice Cloning Challenge (July 2024) Commissioner Holyoak Concurring Statement Regarding Surveillance Pricing Intermediaries (July 2024) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Kochava Inc. (July 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak regarding the Policy Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Franchisors’ Use of Contract Provisions (July 2024) Prepared Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Before the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce of the Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives concerning “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget” (July 2024) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of NGL Labs, LLC, et al. (July 2024) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of NGL Labs, LLC (July 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of the Pharmacy Benefit Managers Report (July 2024) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding the Spring 2024 Unified Agenda Entry containing the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda – Regarding the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda (July 2024) Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Mattress Firm Group, Inc. (July 2024) Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Arise Virtual Solutions, Inc. (July 2024) When Pigs Fly: Successfully Challenging State Extraterritorial Regulations After Ross (June 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson, joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak, In the Matter of the Non-Compete Clause Rule (June 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak, Joined by Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson, In the Matter of the Non-Compete Clause Rule (June 2024) Remarks of Commissioner Holyoak at the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Annual Summit (May 2024) Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak, Joined by Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson In the Matter of The Kroger Company and Albertsons Companies, Inc. (May 2024) Joint Dissenting Statement of Commissioners Melissa Holyoak and Andrew N. Ferguson in the Matter of Exxon Mobil Corporation – In the Matter of ExxonMobil Corporation (May 2024) Statement of Commissioner Holyoak, Joined by Commissioner Ferguson, Regarding the Health Breach Notification Rule (April 2024) Oral Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of the Non-Compete Clause Rule (April 2024) Latest Events Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Keynote Address at the Pacific Northwest Antitrust Conference October 3, 2025 More Events Latest Speech, Article or Testimony Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding Issuance of Section 6(b) Orders to Companies That Offer Generative AI Companion Products or Services September 11, 2025 More Speeches, Articles or Testimony Video Open Commission Meeting- August 1, 2024 Open Commission Meeting- May 23, 2024 More Videos
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