Who Is Andrew Ferguson, the FTC Chairman Who Tilted the Agency to Trump? NYT: Technology By:David McCabe 9 December 2025 at 12:53 Andrew Ferguson has used the Federal Trade Commissionβs consumer protection mandate to investigate issues important to President Trump and his base. Β© Al Drago for The New York TimesAndrew Ferguson, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing in May.