Deborah Kaye Owen[1] is an American attorney who served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from October 25, 1989, to August 26, 1994.
[3] In 1989, Owen was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Margot Machol as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
[6][7] Owens notably joined Commissioners Mary Azcuenaga and Roscoe B. Starek III in a 3-2 majority to drop the FTC's investigation of cigarette company Camel's advertising practices.
[8] Owen resigned in 1994 in order to become a partner at Arent Fox, a corporate law firm,[9] and was replaced in her position by Robert Pitofsky.
[10] In 1995, she was profiled by The Washington Post in an article about the legal profession's adaptation to the digital world and how some lawyers felt uncomfortable using personal computers.