WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump intends to nominate an Indian-American

financial services expert as a commissioner to the Federal Trade Commission, the

White House said today.

The nomination of New York-based Rohit Chopra, currently a Senior Fellow at the
Consumer Federation of America where he focuses on consumer protection issues
facing young people and military families, is for the reminder of a seven-year term
expiring on September 25, 2019, a White House statement said.

From 2010-2015, Mr Chopra served at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as

Assistant Director, where he oversaw the agency's work on student financial services
issues.