Peter A. Feldman, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), today announced the appointment of Brien Lorenze as the Commission’s Executive Director.  Mr. Lorenze most recently served as Senior Advisor in the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.  Prior to that, he was Chief Data Officer for the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, which was created by Congress in 2020 to provide oversight of pandemic relief spending. 

“Brien is an extremely accomplished executive with experience in the public and private sectors. He understands how large organizations work and how to make them work better,” said Feldman.  “The future for agencies like CPSC will require us to leverage technology to make our work more effective and more efficient.  We are lucky to have Brien join CPSC to help lead our efforts at such an important moment.”

Mr. Lorenze holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado and a Master of Public Administration from George Washington University.  As a principal at Deloitte, his accomplishments included leading the Global Public Sector Advisory business and founding a cloud-based solution that used advanced data analytics to detect waste, fraud, and abuse.  He also has held leadership positions at BearingPoint and IBM Global Services.