About Lorelei

Lorelei Salas is an accomplished labor and consumer law advocate with decades of experience in public service, who has been committed to fighting inequality throughout her career. Salas has advanced policies safeguarding families from predatory practices, promoting labor rights, and ensuring economic equity for vulnerable communities. With her extensive experience, she offers clear, timely insight into how shifts in regulation, enforcement, and the economy directly affect working families and vulnerable communities. 

Lorelei Salas was the Supervision Director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau until February 2025. Before her tenure at the CFPB, she led the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, the oldest consumer agency in the country, where she strengthened protections for immigrants, low-wage workers, and vulnerable communities. In 2010, Salas was nominated by President Obama to lead the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor. Her career includes decades of public service dedicated to enforcing labor standards, combating financial exploitation, and expanding economic opportunity.  

As a trusted voice in consumer rights, labor justice, and equity in the marketplace, Salas provides timely insight into how shifting policies and economic pressures affect working families. She has been featured in national and international media, including the New York Times, Univision, CNN en Español, and 60 Minutes. She has also published opinion and analysis pieces in The American Prospect, Economic Policy Institute, Data for Progress, New York Daily News, El Diario NY, and more.