Pamela Jones Harbour

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Pamela Jones Harbour
Born
Pamela LeDeyce Jones

(1959-07-15) July 15, 1959 (age 62)
Queens, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
OccupationLawyer
EmployerHerbalife Nutrition
Spouse(s)John Harbour
Children3

Pamela LeDeyce Jones Harbour (born July 15, 1959)[1] is an American lawyer and a former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an agency of the United States Government.[2] She is known for her leadership in competition law, consumer protection, information privacy, and data security.[3] In October 1997, Harbour argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of 35 states in State Oil Co. v. Khan, a resale price maintenance (RPM) case.[4][5] She is the Legal Officer and Senior Vice President, Global Member Compliance & Privacy at Herbalife Nutrition.[3]

Early life and education[]

Pamela LeDeyce Jones was born in Queens, New York[1] to Joseph Jones, Sr. and Verneta G. Jones.[6] She has one brother, Joseph, Jr.[6]

After Jones' family relocated to Albany, New York,[6] she graduated from Guilderland Central High School in 1977.[1] Thereafter, Jones earned her Bachelor of Music from Indiana University School of Music in 1981.[1] She later obtained her Juris Doctor from Indiana University Maurer School of Law[3] in 1984.[1]

Career[]

Harbour's early career included serving in the New York Attorney General’s Office for 11 years.[7] In October 1996, she became the Deputy Attorney General of the Public Advocacy Division.[1] While employed by the Office, Harbour prosecuted antitrust and consumer protection violations, including national price-fixing conspiracy cases.[5] She served as lead counsel in multi-state cases, and also argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of 35 states in State Oil Co. v. Khan, a resale price maintenance (RPM) case.[5] In 1999, Harbour was appointed Assistant First Deputy Attorney General.[1] Thereafter, she worked at Kaye Scholer LLP as an antitrust partner.[7]

On August 4, 2003, Harbour was sworn in as a FTC commissioner, to a term that expired in September 2009.[7] In 2007, she was the sole commissioner to dissent from the FTC's decision to approve Google's acquisition of DoubleClick.[8] Harbour expressed concerns regarding consumer data privacy.[8] She later wrote an op-ed published by The New York Times, noting Google as the "Web's emperor" due to the company's market dominance in data collection.[9]

After Harbour left the FTC in 2010,[2] she became a partner in Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.’s antitrust and competition practice.[10] She was the head of the firm's Privacy, Competition and Data Protection practice group.[5]

In October 2014, Harbour was hired by Herbalife Nutrition as Senior Vice President, Global Member Compliance & Privacy.[2] In February 2016, she became the company's legal officer.[3]

Awards[]

Personal life[]

Harbour is married to John Harbour, and has three children.[7]

Published works[]

  • Harbour, Pamela Jones and Leibowitz, Jon, Subject Line Labeling as a Weapon Against Spam: A CAN-SPAM Report to Congress, DIANE Publishing, 2005, ISBN 9781428952553

See also[]

  • List of former FTC commissioners

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Senate Hearing 108-976". 8 July 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Pfeifer, Stuart (6 October 2014). "Herbalife hires ex-commissioner at FTC to oversee sales team's conduct". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "California attorney Pamela Jones Harbour to receive ABA 2019 Spirit of Excellence Award". American Bar Association. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. ^ State Oil Co. v. Khan, 522 U.S. 3 (1997)
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Pamela Jones Harbour" (PDF). American Bar Association.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Verneta G. Jones". Legacy.com. Albany Times Union. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Pamela Jones Harbour". Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Overly, Steven; McGill, Margaret Harding (6 July 2019). "Google's onetime hired gun could now be its antitrust nightmare". Politico. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  9. ^ Harbour, Pamela Jones (8 December 2012). "The Emperor of All Identities". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Former FTC commissioner to become law firm partner". The Washington Post. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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