Emily Anderson serves as the Acting Deputy Director for Operations and Chief Operating Officer at the Office of Financial Research, with a focus on budget management, workforce recruitment, project oversight, and strategic planning for the agency. Previous experience includes a Senior Program Manager role at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where leadership of a nine-person team provided operational support to over 500 staff. Other significant positions held include Regional Administrative Officer and Employee Development Specialist at CFPB, Evidence Fellow at GSA, Management & Program Analyst at the National Science Foundation, and Management Analyst at NASA. Emily holds a Graduate Certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Harvard Extension School, an MA in International Comparative Education from Georgetown University, and a BA in Germanic Languages and Literature from Princeton University.