Dane D'Alessandro

Management executive Dane D’Alessandro possesses an accomplished history of building and running large public- and private-sector organizations and programs. In 2011, after a decade in the financial services industry, he joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as a leader of the Consumer Response office, responsible for building and leading an 80 person consumer complaint investigation function. CFPB is an independent, 21st century agency that helps consumer finance markets work by making rules more effective, by consistently and fairly enforcing those rules, and by empowering consumers to take more control over their economic lives.

Dane D’Alessandro brings a unique, multi-disciplinary background to his leadership at the CFPB. At Freddie Mac, he oversaw multiple teams that formulated and executed complex business strategies, redesigned organizational units to improve alignment and organizational effectiveness, changed corporate culture to increase risk management accountability, and partnered with the Treasury Department to build and operate a compliance arm for the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Before joining Freddie Mac, he served as a senior management and organization strategy consultant at Accenture, American Management Systems, and AMP Information Services, focused on organization strategy, design, learning, governance, and program management.

Dane D’Alessandro holds a bachelor’s degree in information systems and industrial management from Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s degree in organizational sciences from George Washington University. He expects to complete his Ph.D. in organization development from Benedictine University in 2015.