He also serves as vice chair of FTC’s privacy steering committee and participates on various federal task forces and outreach efforts regarding privacy, identity protection, and victim assistance. Prior to joining the division, Mr. Toporoff was on detail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, where he worked on privacy initiatives. He also worked for 20 years in FTC’s Division of Marketing Practices, where he focused on anti-fraud work. Mr. Toporoff is frequently engaged as a speaker and has advised foreign governments, federal agencies, and states on privacy, identity protection, and anti-fraud matters. View this Guest Host's photograph.