Beales resigns from FTC Consumer Protection post.(Federal Trade Commission )(J. Howard Beales III)(Brief Article)

Response, August, 2004

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that J. Howard Beales III, director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, will be leaving his position at the Bureau to return to academic life as associate professor of strategic management and public policy at George Washington University.

At press time, FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris announced Beales would step down on August 6. Lydia B. Parnes, deputy director of the Bureau, will be named acting director.