Maureen Mahoney is an American Council of Learned Societies Public Fellow and Policy Analyst in Consumers Union’s San Francisco office. She conducts research on a number of issues, including energy, financial services, health reform, and patient safety. She received an M.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and completed her undergraduate work at the University of Chicago. She is delighted to have the opportunity to work as a fellow advocate with the knowledgeable and hard-working staff at Consumers Union.