Dennis Shaul is the chief executive officer for the Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA). Established in 1999, CFSA is the national organization for small dollar, short-term lending, representing the majority of nonbank storefront lenders across the United States.

Shaul became CFSA’s CEO in October 2012, following a total of more than ten years in the U.S. Congress. Most recently, he served as senior advisor to Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) on the House Financial Services Committee where he worked on the Dodd-Frank Bill and the development of practices regarding anti-money laundering. He became intimately involved in the drafting of the Bill as a whole, with particular emphasis on questions involving The Volcker Rule, “Too Big To Fail”, and other issues relating to the size and influence of the banking industry.

Shaul also served as chief financial regulator in the state of Ohio under Governor John J. Gilligan. In this role, he established the states’ first constituency preemption law, revised the state security statute, and successfully presented high-profile television personalities who used the medium for fraudulent purposes.

Over the course of his extensive legal career, Shaul was engaged in various international projects in Iran and Croatia during the Balkan Wars.

Shaul is a former president of the United States National Students Association. He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School, a Master’s degree in Economics from Oxford University, is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, and is a Rhodes Scholar.