Carol Evans is a Deputy Director in the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau’s Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity. The Office
coordinates the Bureau’s efforts to promote fair, equitable, and
nondiscriminatory access to credit. Carol focuses on algorithmic bias,
innovation, and research. She has authored publications about the implications
of technology trends for consumer protection, racial equity, and
financial inclusion.
Carol joined the CFPB in 2021 from the Division of Consumer and Community
Affairs at the Federal Reserve Board. At the Board, she provided strategic
direction and legal expertise to the Federal Reserve’s consumer protection
activities, including efforts to promote socially beneficial innovation.
Carol’s legal experience also includes working at the U.S. Department
of Justice in both the Civil Rights Division and the Civil Division, as well
as working in industry. Carol graduated magna cum laude from both Smith College
and Harvard Law School. Following law school, she clerked for the United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Professional Affiliations
- Committee Vice Chair, 2021 - Present
- Diversity & Inclusion Task Force Vice Chair, 2019 - 2021