Pamela Jones Harbour


Pamela LeDeyce Jones Harbour is an American lawyer and a former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, an agency of the United States Government. She is known for her leadership in competition law, consumer protection, information privacy, and data security. 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 case. She is the Legal Officer and Senior Vice President, Global Member Compliance & Privacy at Herbalife Nutrition.

Early life and education

Pamela LeDeyce Jones was born in Queens, New York to Joseph Jones, Sr. and Verneta G. Jones. She has one brother, Joseph, Jr.
After Jones' family relocated to Albany, New York, she graduated from Guilderland Central High School in 1997. Thereafter, Jones earned her Bachelor of Music from Indiana University School of Music in 1981. She later obtained her Juris Doctor from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1984.

Career

Harbour's early career included serving in the New York Attorney General’s Office for 11 years. In October 1996, she became the Deputy Attorney General of the Public Advocacy Division. While employed by the Office, Harbour prosecuted antitrust and consumer protection violations, including national price-fixing conspiracy cases. 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 case. In 1999, Harbour was appointed Assistant First Deputy Attorney General. Thereafter, she worked at Kaye Scholer LLP as an antitrust partner.
On August 4, 2003, Harbour was sworn in as a FTC commissioner, to a term that expired in September 2009. In 2007, she was the sole commissioner to dissent from the FTC's decision to approve Google's acquisition of DoubleClick. Harbour expressed concerns regarding consumer data privacy. 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.
After Harbour left the FTC in 2010, she became a partner in Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.’s antitrust and competition practice. She was the head of the firm's Privacy, Competition and Data Protection practice group.
In October 2014, Harbour was hired by Herbalife Nutrition as Senior Vice President, Global Member Compliance & Privacy. In February 2016, she became the company's legal officer.

Awards

Harbour is married to John Harbour, and has three children.

Published works