Wallace S Snyder

Wallace S. Snyder has served as our director since January 2008. Mr. Snyder currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Advertising Federation (the "AAF"). Mr. Snyder joined the AAF in October 1985 as Senior Vice President, Government Relations, was promoted to Executive Vice President, Government Relations in June 1990 and became President and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 1992. Representing nearly 50,000 members - including 130 corporate members, 210 local ad federations and 210 college chapters - Mr. Snyder often testifies before federal and state lawmakers on issues of importance to the advertising industry. Mr. Snyder also serves the industry as a board member of several national organizations, including the Ad Council, the Advertising Educational Foundation and the National Advertising Review Council, which oversees advertising self-regulation. Prior to joining the AAF, Mr. Snyder was associate director for advertising practices at the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") Bureau of Consumer Protection, where he served as principal adviser to the FTC on advertising issues. Mr. Snyder also served as the FTC's liaison officer to the Food and Drug Administration and worked on a number of congressional proceedings involving the FTC. Mr. Snyder is a graduate of the University of Iowa, and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa College of Law. He is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia.