Pamela Jones Harbour

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]

Pamela Jones Harbour
Born
Pamela LeDeyce Jones

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

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 1997.[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

References
  1. "Senate Hearing 108-976". 8 July 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. 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. "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. "Pamela Jones Harbour" (PDF). American Bar Association.
  6. "Verneta G. Jones". Legacy.com. Albany Times Union. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  7. "Pamela Jones Harbour". Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  8. 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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