Robert Adler Becomes Acting Chairman of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Adler was appointed to the agency as a commissioner by President Barack Obama in August 2009. His term runs through October 2014. Prior to his appointment, he served on the Obama Transition Team and co-authored a report on the CPSC for the Obama administration.
Prior to assuming office, Adler served as a professor of Legal Studies at the University of North Carolina as the Luther Hodges Jr., Scholar in Ethics and Law at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School. At the University of North Carolina, he served as the associate dean of the MBA Program and as associate dean for the School's Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Program. As a professor, he taught courses in business law, business ethics, business-government relations and negotiation. Adler's academic research interests included product safety, product liability, regulation, commercial law, medical malpractice, and negotiation.