Steve Brobeck has served as executive director of the Consumer Federation of America since 1980. From 1976 to 1979 he was a board member and vice president. As a federation of 250 groups with more than 50 million members, CFA is the nation's largest consumer advocacy organization.
As CFA executive director, Mr. Brobeck frequently testifies before Congressional committees and is interviewed by national news media. He also has co-authored commercially published consumer guides to banking and product safety.
Mr. Brobeck graduated from Wheaton College with high honors and earned a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. He is listed in "Who's Who In America" and serves on boards of the Rand Corporation's Institute for Civil Justice, Alliance to Save Energy, Center for the Study of Services, Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Citizens for Tax Justice, and National Coalition for Consumer Education.
He has appeared on the Right on the Money! episode Your Bank Account.