If there had been a Financial Product Safety Commission in place 10 years ago, the current financial crisis would have been averted.

Warren is an active consumer protection advocate and her work as a policy advocate led to the conception and establishment of the U. " Warren said that Wall Street CEOs "wrecked our economy and destroyed millions of jobs" and that they "still strut around congress no shame demanding favors and acting like we should thank them. She was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2009 and 2010.

She won the general election on November 6 2012 and is the first female Senator from Massachusetts. She has written a number of academic and popular works and is a frequent subject of media interviews regarding the American economy and personal finance. She was previously a Harvard Law School professor specializing in bankruptcy law.