University Professor Joshua D. Wright is the Executive Director of the Global Antitrust Institute and holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Economics. On January 1, 2013, the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Professor Wright as a member of the Federal Trade Commission, following his nomination by President Obama to that position. He rejoined Scalia Law as a full-time member of the faculty in Fall 2015. Professor Wright is the author of scores of articles on antitrust and intellectual property.