Robert S. Adler

Robert S. Adler
Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Acting
In office
September 30, 2019 – October 27, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byAnn Marie Buerkle[1]
Succeeded byAlexander Hoehn-Saric
Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
In office
August 7, 2009 – October 27, 2021
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byStuart Statler
Succeeded byRichard Trumka Jr.
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic Party[1]
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
University of Michigan

Robert S. Adler is a consumer advocate in the United States. He was a member of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and recently served as its acting chairman from October 2019 to October 2021.[2][1] He is a Democrat, and became acting chair due to a surprise vote crossing party lines from former acting chair Ann Marie Buerkle.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Frankel, Todd C. (13 September 2019). "Consumer agency elects new chairman with a surprise choice". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ See https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2020/Robert-Adler-Becomes-Acting-Chairman-of-U-S-Consumer-Product-Safety-Commission/