13 Facts About Pamela Gilbert

Pamela B Gilbert was born on October 3,1958 and is an American lawyer.

Pamela Gilbert is a consumer rights advocate who has testified before Congress over fifty times.

Pamela Gilbert served as Executive Director of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission from 1995 to 2001, overseeing a staff of approximately 500 and helping to increase the agency's funding by nearly 40 percent.

In 2009, after the election of President Barack Obama, Pamela Gilbert led the Presidential Transition Team for the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Pamela Gilbert represented the National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys to oppose efforts in Congress to change the rules for bringing class action lawsuits.

In 2010, Pamela Gilbert was appointed to the board of directors of the AAI.

On behalf of Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, Pamela Gilbert led a successful lobbying effort to pass a federal law prohibiting rental car companies from renting or selling recalled cars until they are repaired.

In 2008, Pamela Gilbert wrote a chapter entitled "Consumer Product Safety Commission: Safety First" for Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President, published by the Center for American Progress and the New Democracy Project.

In 2010, Pamela Gilbert authored a chapter in Materials on Tort Reform by Professor Andrew Popper of the Washington College of Law at American University.

In 2012, Gilbert co-authored with Victoria Romanenko a chapter in Private Enforcement of the Antitrust Laws in the United States.

In 2001, Pamela Gilbert stepped down as executive director of the Consumer Product Safety Commission after President Bush sparked a constitutional controversy by seeking to replace the leadership of the Commission, citing his powers under Article Two of the United States Constitution.

Later, in 2008, Pamela Gilbert was mentioned as a possible appointee by President Barack Obama to be Chairman of the Commission.

Pamela Gilbert is married to Charles Lewis, former Professor of Journalism at American University, founder of the Center for Public Integrity, and a former producer for 60 Minutes.