As Vice President of the Policy and Research team, Angela oversees policy and measurement research for the Financial Health Network, including the Financial Health Pulse® and FinHealth Spend initiatives. Using cutting-edge data and methodologies, Angela elevates important insights for policy-makers and the academic community to advance financial health for all.

Angela brings almost two decades of experience in leading teams and researching financial health issues, with a focus on the financial well-being of Black and Latinx households, investor behavior, and measurement. She is skilled in using traditional economic, behavioral science, and market research techniques to deliver actionable insights to a broad set of stakeholders. Prior to joining the Financial Health Network, Angela served as a vice president at NORC at the University of Chicago, overseeing research focused on financial well-being and behavioral economics. She is an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University, teaching graduate courses in behavioral economics, program evaluation, and policy analysis.

A nationally recognized expert on household finance, Angela is regularly quoted in the national and trade press and has published research in the Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Journal of Family and Economic Issues, and several other academic journals. 

Angela holds a Ph.D. in Consumer Behavior and Family Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as both a Bachelor and Master of Science in Consumer Science from the University of Utah. She is also the current president of the American Council on Consumer Interests and serves on the Board of Directors of the Northwest Center in Chicago.