Ed
Mierzwinski
Senior Director, Federal Consumer Program, PIRG
Started on staff: 1977
B.A., M.S., University of Connecticut
Ed oversees U.S. PIRG’s federal consumer program, helping to lead national efforts to improve consumer credit reporting laws, identity theft protections, product safety regulations and more. Ed is co-founder and continuing leader of the coalition, Americans For Financial Reform, which fought for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, including as its centerpiece the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He was awarded the Consumer Federation of America’s Esther Peterson Consumer Service Award in 2006, Privacy International’s Brandeis Award in 2003, and numerous annual “Top Lobbyist” awards from The Hill and other outlets. Ed lives in Virginia, and on weekends he enjoys biking with friends on the many local bicycle trails.
Posts by Ed Mierzwinski
DIRECT FILE (FREE TAX FILING!) FROM THE IRS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES TUESDAY, MARCH 12!
STATEMENT: Credit card late fees to fall as CFPB closes loophole
Bureau estimates new rule will save Americans $10 billion a year