Marius Schwartz is Professor of Economics at Georgetown University. He specializes in the application of microeconomics to competition and regulation and has served as an expert economist in numerous antitrust and regulatory matters involving mergers, horizontal restraints, and exclusionary conduct.

Dr. Schwartz has held various positions at the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) including Economics Director of Enforcement during the period 1998–2000 and, for six months, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics. In these roles he was responsible for overseeing the economic analysis of major mergers, including Ameritech/SBC, Bell Atlantic/GTE, AT&T/BT, Cargill/Continental, Aetna/Prudential, and CBS/Viacom. He was the testifying expert for the DOJ in United States v. UPM-Kymmene in its successful opposition to the labelstock merger. Dr. Schwartz also served as an expert for the DOJ in several prominent matters including News Corp/DirecTV, General Electric/Honeywell, and WorldCom/Sprint.

Prior to his work with DOJ, Dr. Schwartz served at the President’s Council of Economic Advisers as the Senior Economist responsible for antitrust, regulated industries, and industrial organization matters. In this role he advised on the Telecommunications Act of 1996, competition in the satellite services and electric utility industries, international trade disputes, patent and trademark reform, health care, and intellectual property rights.

Dr. Schwartz has published extensively on antitrust, industrial organization, regulation, and telecommunications issues. In addition, he has worked for international agencies, and he has served extensively as an expert for private clients in antitrust and regulatory proceedings.

Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles; B.Sc., Economics (1st class honors), London School of Economics