CFPB Researchers
The CFPB has PhD social scientists from different disciplines that design and conduct foundational, policy-relevant research on consumer finance and household behavior.
Claire Brennecke
Economist
Jason Brown
Assistant Director, Research
Octavian Carare
Section Chief, Financial Institutions and Regulatory Policy
Erik Durbin
Section Chief, Consumer and Household Research and Policy
Brian Heath Witzen
Economist
Young Jo
Economist
Melissa Knoll
Section Chief, Decision-Making and Behavioral Studies
Nicholas Li
Economist
Caroline Ratcliffe
Senior Economist
Courtney Shupe
Economist, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau