The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has named a former tech policy researcher from the conservative Heritage Foundation as its chief technology officer.

Our guest is Jake Denton, a research associate in Heritage’s Tech Policy Center. Michelle Cordero: From The Heritage Foundation, I'm Michelle Cordero, and this is Heritage Explains. Big tech is ...

Jake Denton, who graduated from American University in 2021, announced his appointment to the FTC in a post on X on Monday. He replaces Stephanie Nguyen, who had been appointed in 2022 under former ...