A Democrat, he previously served as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), a now-defunct independent federal agency.
[5] After working as an attorney at law firm Wald, Harkrader & Ross, Strenio joined the White House Council of Economic Advisers, where he served under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
[6] Between 1982 and 1984, Strenio was a staffer at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where he served as Assistant Director for Regulatory Evaluation in the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
[3] The book was praised in a review in The Washington Post, which stated"[Strenio] does an absolutely first-rate job of marshalling his facts and anecdotes into compelling arguments.
[7] Strenio's term on the ICC expired January 1, 1986 as a result of a congressional mandate to reduce the number of seats in the agency.
That is one thing that really stands out in my memory.”[4]During the United States v. Microsoft Corp. lawsuit, Strenio argued that it would be in both parties' interest to reach a settlement out of court in order to avoid a case outcome imposed by the judiciary.