Clothilde “Cloey” V. Hewlett is Commissioner of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), the state’s financial regulator. She was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2021 and has served California under three different governors, dedicating much of her career to protecting consumers.

Serving as Undersecretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency and Interim Director of the Department of General Services, she managed numerous state agencies with a wide range of oversight that included procurement, real estate, and consumer affairs. During California’s 2001 energy crisis, she led the team that created the Flex Your Power Campaign. During the events of Sept. 11, 2001, she was responsible for oversight of the state of California Victim Compensation Board, providing support to survivors and families who lost loved ones during the terrorist attack.

Prior to her appointment, Commissioner Hewlett served as a board member for the Cal Alumni Association (CAA). In 2016, she became the second woman and first person of color in over 144 years to serve as Executive Director of the CAA, responsible for overseeing an organization that serves more than 550,000 alumni of the University of California, Berkeley.

Commissioner Hewlett previously served at the State Bar of California and created the Moral Character Unit for admission to practice law in California, which is still in place today. As a partner at K&L Gates and then Nossaman, LLP, she focused on government contracting, crisis management, appropriations, and diversity initiatives. She worked closely with her financial services clients to address the challenges they faced in a regulatory environment and to ensure they provided consumer protection. For more than 12 years, she has been a member of the Board of Directors for the San Francisco 49ers Foundation and is committed to continuing the DFPI’s equity goals to reach underserved communities through proactive consumer education, outreach, and engagement.

Commissioner Hewlett received a B.A. in political science from the University of California Berkeley and her J.D. from the UC Berkeley School of Law.

Commissioner Hewlett was a co-founder and the first president of Black Women Lawyers of Northern California. She has been recognized for her many significant contributions throughout her career and has been honored with an assemblage of awards in recognition of her accomplishments, including the Black Women Lawyers of Northern California Outstanding Achievement Award, the San Francisco Business Times Forever Influential Honor Roll, and Women Leading Change from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women.