During the past year, she served as Attorney Advisor to FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras, and in 2004 she co- organized the FTC's Email Authentication Summit. Prior to joining the Commission, Mrs. Chriss was an associate with the law firm of Arent Fox PLLC, where she specialized in telecommunications and intellectual property law. Mrs. Chriss received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and her undergraduate degree from Duke University. Richard Cox