Katherine Armstrong is a deputy director for BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division (NAD), a program established in 1971 to provide independent self-regulation for the U.S. advertising industry through a combination of independent monitoring and competitor challenges. NAD reviews national advertising in all media, and its decisions set consistent standards for advertising truth and accuracy, to protect consumers and level the playing field for business.

Armstrong brings to her role more than 30 years of consumer protection experience from her tenure at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where she served in a variety of roles. In her work as an FTC attorney advisor to Chairman Janet Steiger and Commissioner Sheila Anthony, she provided advice on all legal and policy issues related to consumer protection matters before the Commission. Later, as a senior attorney in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, she led Fair Credit Reporting Act law enforcement investigations, negotiations, rulemakings and other policy initiatives. Prior to joining BBB National Programs, Armstrong spent five years in private practice where she advised clients on privacy and data security matters as well as FTC-related investigations and inquiries.