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Bureau structure

Learn more about the divisions and organizational structure of the Bureau.

Last updated March 15, 2023

Office of the Director

Zixta Martinez
Deputy Director

Zixta Martinez

(Position is required by the Dodd-Frank Act )

Office of Strategy

Lauren Strange, Assistant Director of Strategy (Acting)


The Chief Operating Officer also reports to the Deputy Director.

Jan Singelmann
Chief of Staff

Jan Singelmann

Jocelyn Sutton
Deputy Chief of Staff

Jocelyn Sutton

Executive Secretary

Emily Ross

Erie Meyer
Chief Technologist

Erie Meyer

Meredith Manna
Legislative Affairs

Kellie Larkin, Staff Director

Melissa Brand
Office of Civil Rights

Melissa Brand, Assistant Director

(Office and position are required under the Elijah E. Cummings Act and EEOC regulations )

Patrice Ficklin
Office of Fair Lending & Equal Opportunity

Patrice Ficklin, Assistant Director

(Position is required by the Dodd-Frank Act )

Office of Minority & Women Inclusion (OMWI)

Stacie Jones, Assistant Director

(Position is required by the Dodd-Frank Act )

Divisions

Divisions at the CFPB report directly to the Office of the Director, except for the Operations Division, which reports to the Deputy Director.

Operations is the operational support arm of the CFPB. The Chief Operating Officer reports to the Deputy Director.

Chief Operating Officer

Adam Martinez

Jean Chang
Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Jean Chang


Division offices: Operations

Martin Michalosky
Office of Administrative Operations

Martin Michalosky, Chief Administrative Officer

Tyshawn Thomas
Office of Human Capital

Tyshawn Thomas, Chief Human Capital Officer

Ren Essene
Office of the Chief Data Officer

Ren Essene, Chief Data Officer

Jafnar Gueye
Office of Finance and Procurement

Jafnar Gueye, Chief Financial Officer

Chris Chilbert
Office of Technology and Innovation

Chris Chilbert, Chief Information Officer

Karen Andre
Associate Director

Karen Andre

Deputy Associate Director

Vacant


Division offices: Consumer Education & External Affairs

Christopher Johnson
Office of Consumer Response

Christopher Johnson, Assistant Director

Office of Public Affairs

Sam Gilford, Chief Communications Officer and Assistant Director of Public Affairs

Office of Stakeholder Management

Vacant, Assistant Director

Dubis Correal
Office of Financial Education

Dubis Correal, Staff Director

Seth Frotman
General Counsel

Seth Frotman


David Uejio
Associate Director

David Uejio (Acting)

David Bleicken
Deputy Associate Director

David Bleicken


Division offices: Supervision, Enforcement & Fair Lending

Eric Halperin
Office of Enforcement

Eric Halperin, Assistant Director

Office of Supervision Examinations

Lorelei Salas, Assistant Director (Acting)

Lorelei Salas
Office of Supervision Policy

Lorelei Salas, Assistant Director

Ashwin Vasan
Associate Director

Ashwin Vasan

Janis K. Pappalardo
Deputy Associate Director

Janis K. Pappalardo

Dan Sokolov
Deputy Associate Director

Dan Sokolov


Research, Monitoring & Regulations: Division Offices - Research, Regulations, Competition & Innovation

Jason Brown
Office of Research

Jason Brown, Assistant Director

Susan Bernard
Office of Regulations

Susan Bernard, Assistant Director

Ann Epstein
Office of Competition and Innovation

Ann Epstein, Assistant Director


Research, Monitoring & Regulations: Office of Markets

John McNamara
Consumer Credit, Payments and Deposits Markets

John McNamara, Assistant Director

Mark McArdle
Mortgage Markets

Mark McArdle, Assistant Director

Grady Hedgespeth
Small Business Lending Markets

Grady Hedgespeth, Assistant Director


Research, Monitoring & Regulations: Office of Consumer Populations

Consumer Populations

Desmond Brown, Principal Assistant Director

Daniel Dodd-Ramirez
Community Affairs

Daniel Dodd-Ramirez, Assistant Director

James Rice
Service Members

James Rice, Assistant Director

Deborah Royster
Older Americans

Deborah Royster, Assistant Director

Vacant
Students and Young Consumers

Vacant, Assistant Director

Robert Cameron
Private Education Loan Ombudsman

Robert Cameron

(Position is required by the Dodd-Frank Act )

Office of the Ombudsman

This office is not part of any CFPB division or the Office of the Director.

Wendy Kamenshine
Ombudsman

Wendy Kamenshine

The CFPB Ombudsman’s Office provides an independent, impartial, and confidential resource to informally assist individuals, companies, consumer and trade groups, and others in resolving process issues with the CFPB.

(Position is required by the Dodd-Frank Act )