George Warren Douglas[1] (August 10, 1938 - February 10, 2012) was an American economist who served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from December 27, 1982, until September 18, 1985.
Though a member of the Democratic Party, Douglas was widely known as a conservative economist,[2] and was known as a supporter of President Ronald Reagan's economic agenda.
[4] In 1974, Douglas collaborated with James C. Miller III, a fellow future FTC member, on the creation of a theoretical model analyzing the effects of deregulation.
[5] At the time of his nomination, Douglas was serving as president of Southwest Econometrics, Inc., a private economic research company based in Austin, Texas.
In 1985, Douglas unexpectedly resigned from the FTC,[9] leading Reagan to nominate Democrat Andy Strenio, a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), to replace him.