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Alexander Hoehn-Saric
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Chair, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Description
Alexander Hoehn-Saric is Chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). He was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden on July 13, 2021 and confirmed on October 7, 2021.
Among the priorities Chair Hoehn-Saric has advanced during his tenure are: expanding outreach to consumers on product safety issues; addressing emergent safety issues, particularly around ecommerce; and directing greater focus to the agency’s compliance and enforcement activities. Under his leadership, the Commission has established essential mandatory safety standards and implemented newly enacted product safety laws.
Prior to joining the Commission, Mr. Hoehn-Saric was Chief Counsel for Communications and Consumer Protection with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce. Mr. Hoehn-Saric also worked on the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on the subcommittees responsible for oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Here, he was integral in the drafting of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act.
He received an A.B. from the University of Chicago and a juris doctor degree from UCLA Law School.
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