Ms. Jo Ann Barefoot Barefoot Innovation Group, USA

Jo Ann Barefoot is CEO of Barefoot Innovation Group and Cofounder of Hummingbird Regtech. She writes, speaks, convenes, and advises on financial regulation innovation in the U.S. and globally. A Senior Fellow Emerita at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government's Center for Business & Government, she will be... read morepublishing a series of papers this year on how technology can improve consumer finance and financial regulation. Jo Ann hosts the podcast show Barefoot Innovation, is an angel investor and an adviser to fintech start-ups, and speaks on technology and regulation each year to thousands of people throughout the world. She has served on the CFPB's Consumer Advisory Board and chairs the boards of the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) and FinRegLab, as well as serving on the board of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC). Jo Ann has authored several books and nearly 200 articles and is a frequent media source.