1. Edith Ramirez was born on May 28,1968 and is an American attorney who served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission from 2010 to 2017.
13 Facts About Edith Ramirez
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The second of four children born to Mexican immigrants from Mexico City, Edith Ramirez was born May 28,1968, in South Laguna, a neighborhood of Laguna Beach, California.
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Edith Ramirez was raised in San Clemente, California, and attended San Clemente High School, graduating in 1985 as the class valedictorian.
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Edith Ramirez received her legal education from Harvard Law School, where she served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review.
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Edith Ramirez befriended future President Barack Obama, who would later appoint her to the Federal Trade Commission.
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Clients of Edith Ramirez included entertainment corporation The Walt Disney Company and weapons manufacturer Northrop Grumman.
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In 2008, Edith Ramirez joined Obama's presidential campaign as director of hispanic outreach in California.
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Edith Ramirez previously served on the Board of Commissioners for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the nation's largest municipal utility.
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In 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Edith Ramirez to replace Deborah Platt Majoras on as a member of the Federal Trade Commission.
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Edith Ramirez was officially sworn into the body on April 5,2010, and in 2013 was chosen to replace Jon Leibowitz as FTC Chair.
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Edith Ramirez's term was set to expire on September 25,2015.
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However, Edith Ramirez remained in the position for almost two additional years as she awaited the appointment of a successor, leaving the body on February 10,2017.
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At Hogan Lovells, Edith Ramirez represented Google-owned video platform YouTube in the face of a class action lawsuit over children's privacy.