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Fiona Scott Morton

Fiona M. Scott Morton (born 20 February 1967) is an American economist who serves as the Theodore Nierenberg Professor at Yale School of Management. Her research in industrial organization has covered industries including magazines, shipping, pharmaceuticals, and internet retail. She served as associate dean of the Yale School of Management from 2007 to 2010.

From 2011 to 2012, she served as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics at the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division. In her academic work, she has advocated for the U.S. government's role in ensuring healthy competition in healthcare markets and the tech industry. Scott Morton is a consultant to the competition practice at the economics consulting firm CRA International in parallel with work as professor. Scott Morton is the director of the Thurman Arnold Project at Yale.

She was appointed Chief Economist of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition, an appointment that was supposed to take effect on September 1, 2023. Following her appointment, concerns were raised over her history of advising big U.S. technology companies such as Apple and Amazon, and that she was not a citizen of the E.U. But a group of 39 economists issued a statement supporting Scott Morton’s appointment. As a result of the controversy, Scott Morton withdrew from consideration in July 2023.

Starting in 2020, Scott Morton became the subject of controversies related to undisclosed payments from large corporations, while advising the US Congress and while nominated for a position to advise the EU on antitrust. As of early 2025, she was also a senior fellow at Bruegel. Provided by Wikipedia