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Biography of Edmund Mierzwinski, U.S. PIRG Consumer Program Director

Ed Mierzwinski has been a consumer advocate with the National Association of State Public Interest Research Groups (U.S. PIRG) since 1989. State PIRGs are non-profit, non-partisan consumer, environmental and good government watchdog groups around the country. He often testifies before Congress and state legislatures and has authored or co-authored numerous reports on consumer issues ranging from the failure of cable television deregulation to privacy, identity theft, bank fees, predatory lending and unfair practices and product safety. He is often quoted in the national press and has appeared on network news shows including NBC Today, CNN Crossfire and ABC Nightline. He has been profiled in the New York Times. He is a 2003 recipient of Privacy International's "Brandeis Award" for privacy protection efforts. He is active in international consumer protection efforts and is a founding member of the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (www.tacd.org) and represents U.S. PIRG on the TACD Steering Committee.

He is a past member of the boards of several large consumer-owned businesses, including Northeast Cooperatives, a Burlington, VT-based regional food wholesaler, and the University of Connecticut Cooperative Corporation, a student-owned bookstore. From 1981 through 1988, he was Executive Director of Connecticut PIRG. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut (BA, MS).

Contact Information:
E-mail: edm<at>pirg.org — (replace <at> with @)
Phone: (202) 546-9707

Note: Mr. Mierzwinski and other PIRG staff regret we cannot handle individual consumer complaints nor give legal advice. We prefer to receive consumer inquiries by mail or e-mail but cannot guarantee a reply. We are interested in hearing about consumer problems, as they may affect many consumers, and encourage you to post comments or contact us by mail or e-mail.

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