About Angela

Angela Hanks is the former Associate Director of External Affairs at the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, where she led the Bureau’s external engagement strategy,
advancing the Bureau’s work on banking, lending, and debt, among other issues.
Angela also served in the Biden-Harris Administration as Acting Assistant Secretary of
the Employment and Training Administration in the U.S. Department of Labor, where
she helped implement the Administration’s pro-worker agenda.
Angela has also held leadership and policy roles at various think tanks including
Groundwork Collaborative, the Center for American Progress, and Demos. Angela
previously worked on Capitol Hill as a counsel on the democratic staff of the House
Oversight and Government Reform committee and legislative assistant to the late
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD). She has been cited and quoted in various
publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Atlantic.
Angela earned her bachelor’s degree from George Washington University and her law
degree from the University of Maryland School of Law.