Rohit Chopra
Rohit Chopra (born January 30, 1982) is an American consumer activist and politician. In May 2018, he became Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission.[1]
Rohit Chopra | |
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3rd Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | |
Assumed office October 12, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Kathleen Kraninger |
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission | |
In office May 2, 2018 – October 12, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Joshua D. Wright |
Succeeded by | Alvaro Bedoya |
Personal details | |
Born | Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. | January 30, 1982
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Harvard University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MBA) |
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On January 17, 2021, then President-elect Joe Biden nominated Chopra to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 30, 2021 with a 50–48 vote.[3]
Rohit Chopra Media
Chopra discussing the impact of student debt at a field hearing in Miami, Florida, in 2013
References
- ↑ "Rohit Chopra · Consumer Federation of America". Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Biden taps Warren ally Chopra to lead Consumer Bureau". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Rohit Chopra, of the District of Columbia, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection)". United States Senate. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
Other websites
- FTC commissioner Rohit Chopra: Facebook settlement ($5B fine) doesn't fix the issue (CNBC on YouTube, Jul 24, 2019)