Mehrsa Baradaran

Mehrsa Baradaran is an accomplished professor of law, author, and scholar known for her work on banking law, financial inclusion, and racial inequality. She is currently a Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, and has held visiting professor positions at Harvard and Northwestern Law Schools. Baradaran writes about banking law, financial inclusion, inequality, and the racial wealth gap. She has published several influential books, including • How the Other Half Banks: Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy (2015) • The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap (2019), which won the Urban Affairs Association's Best Book Award • The Quiet Coup: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America (2024) Professor Baradaran has served as a policy advisor and testified before Congress on financial matters. She has advised U.S. Senators and Congressmen on policy, testified before the U.S. Congress, and spoken at national and international forums like the U.S. Treasury and the World Bank. Baradaran was selected to serve on two Presidential Transition teams covering the US Treasury, Federal Reserve, and various banking agencies. https://www.law.uci.edu/faculty/full-time/baradaran/