Rohit Chopra

Rohit Chopra has been at the forefront of efforts to promote competition and protect the public in finance, technology, health care, and other major sectors of the economy.

Chopra was nominated by President Biden to serve as the 3rd Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from 2021 to 2025. The CFPB is a unit of the Federal Reserve System charged with overseeing mortgages, credit cards, student loans, and other consumer financial products. During this tenure, the CFPB recovered nearly $10 billion in refunds and penalties from companies that broke the law. He spearheaded nationwide efforts to eliminate tens of billions of dollars in junk fees imposed on consumers and businesses for fake or worthless services. Chopra also pursued a series of regulatory modernization efforts to transition the U.S. into a more open and competitive banking and payments system. As a member of the board of directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, he played a major role in the government’s response to the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in 2023.

In 2017, Chopra was nominated by President Trump and unanimously confirmed by the Senate to serve as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, where he served until 2021. He is widely recognized for his work to revitalize and refocus the agency on its core mission. He successfully reversed the agency’s lax approach to repeat offenders, strengthened sanctions against companies that falsely claim a Made-in-USA label, and helped to revive the agency’s antitrust enforcement.

Prior to his time in public service, Chopra worked at McKinsey & Company. He holds a BA from Harvard and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He was also the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to the Republic of Korea.

"Corporate and financial interests don’t just play a major role in shaping our daily lives, they also exert significant influence over our government. As a fellow, I’m looking forward to sharing the lessons I’ve learned with students and everyone who cares about our economy and our democracy."