Christine S. Wilson was sworn in on September 26, 2018 as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade
Commission. President Donald J. Trump named Wilson to a term that expires on Sept. 25, 2025.
Wilson previously served at the FTC as Chairman Tim Muris’ Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush
Administration, and as a law clerk in the Bureau of Competition while attending Georgetown University
Law Center.
In between her periods of service at the FTC, Wilson has practiced competition and consumer protection
law both at law firms and as in-house counsel. When nominated, Wilson was serving as Senior Vice
President — Legal, Regulatory & International for Delta Air Lines. Prior to joining Delta, Wilson was a
member of the Washington DC antitrust practice groups of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and O’Melveny & Myers
LLP. Early in her career, Wilson worked with former Assistant Attorney General James F. Rill at Collier
Shannon Rill & Scott on a variety of competition law and policy initiatives, including the final report of the
International Competition Policy Advisory Committee commissioned by Attorney General Janet Reno.
Wilson graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center, where she worked as a research
assistant for Professor Steve Salop. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Florida, where she majored in political science and studied antitrust law with Professor Roger Blair.