Jo Ann is a Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government in the John F. Kennedy School of Government and is CEO of Barefoot Innovation Group, LLC. Based in Boston, she is writing a book on financial technology innovation and regulation.
Jo Ann has over thirty-five years of experience in consumer financial regulatory issues and fintech. The first woman Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, she established the original consumer protection regulatory unit for U.S. national banks. She was a member of the original Consumer Advisory Board of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Currently she serves on the board of Oportun, a financial technology company that provides affordable loans to underserved communities. Previously she served on the staff of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and was Partner and Managing Director at KPMG. Her consulting clients have included many of the world’s largest financial institutions.
Jo Ann is an angel investor and advises a number of fintech startups. A frequent media source, she speaks annually to thousands of people throughout the world and has published nearly 200 articles. She also hosts the acclaimed podcast series Barefoot Innovation. www.jsbarefoot.com.
