Obama's New Consumer Protection Director Is Also a Jeopardy! Champion

Eric Randall 935 Views Jan 4, 2012

The Atlantic's James Warren reminds us Richard Cordray, whom was just appointed as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, won Jeopardy! five times in 1987, which is not at all what Bloomberg meant by "Obama Nominees in Jeopardy After Cordray Appointment."

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