Diana Moss will succeed founder Albert Foer as President and CEO of the American Antitrust Institute.

“I speak for the entire AAI Board of Directors in enthusiastically welcoming Diana as our new President and CEO as of this coming January,”  said Robert Skitol, Chairman of the AAI Board of Directors. “She is ideally positioned to build on Bert’s powerful 17-year legacy and to take the AAI in new directions over the years ahead.”

Moss was selected from a pool of prestigious candidates after a national search.

“I am honored, and grateful to the AAI Board for the opportunity to lead this really exceptional organization,” said Moss. “We’re moving into the next AAI generation with a talented staff and valuable, respected advisors that have helped us promote a unique and successful advocacy, research, and education agenda.”

Moss will succeed the group’s founder and current President, Albert Foer.

Moss said she looks forward to creating a smooth internal handoff, at the same time the AAI continues to stake out major new initiatives in the competition advocacy work that the organization is known for.

“Diana has been my trusted right hand for 14 years,” Foer said. “She is a skilled competition advocate with strong connections in the antitrust and regulatory communities and has been instrumental in helping build the AAI into a leading, progressive competition advocacy organization.”

Moss, an economist, joined the AAI shortly after its creation, bringing with her public- and private-sector experience in antitrust and regulation.

At AAI, Moss has developed and expanded advocacy channels and strategies, and strengthened communications with enforcers, Congress, other advocacy groups, and the media.

Moss has been AAI vice president since 2002.

Moss has also extended the AAI’s competency in a number of industries that are a major antitrust focus, including energy, transportation, agriculture, telecommunications, and healthcare.

With the transition to new leadership, Foer, who turned 70 this year, will step into a new half-time role with a focus on international competition advocacy and competition culture.

“We are delighted that Bert has committed to remain a key member of our management committee to support Diana and the AAI in advancing our ambitious agenda for 2015 and thereafter,” Skitol said.