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Attorney ProfilesPamela Gilbert Gilbert is the former Executive Director of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). She has over 20 years of experience in consumer advocacy in Washington, DC. She has testified before the U.S. Congress over 50 times and made dozens of appearances in the national print and electronic media. Gilbert graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University with a B.A. in mathematics in 1980. She received her law degree from New York University in 1984. Gilbert served as Consumer Program Director at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group from 1984-1989 where she specialized in civil justice and consumer protection issues. She worked for Public Citizen's Congress Watch, one of Washington's largest consumer advocacy organizations, first as Legislative Director and then as Executive Director from 1989-1994. She served as Executive Director of the CPSC from 1995-2001, that agency's senior staff position. She supervised a staff of approximately 500, including 25 attorneys; was responsible for the full range of government management issues; and helped persuade Congress and the administration to increase funding by nearly 40%. During her tenure, the Ford Foundation awarded the CSPC the prestigious "Hammer Award" for government innovation, administered by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. From 2001-2002, she was the Chief Operating Officer for M&R Strategic Services, a public affairs and political advocacy firm based in Washington, DC.
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