James A. Guest is an American lawyer and consumer advocate. He currently President and CEO of Consumers Union

Consumers Union

Consumers Union is a non-profit organization best known as the publisher of Consumer Reports, based in the United States. Its mission is to "test products, inform the public, and protect consumers."...

, a position he was appointed to in 2001 after 20 years as Chairman of the Board of CU.

After graduating from Harvard, he completed a Woodrow Wilson fellowship in economics from MIT. In the early 1970's, he served as a Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy

Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. Serving almost 47 years, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history...

 (D-MA). Guest then moved to Vermont

Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

, where he was appointed State Commissioner of Banking and Insurance before being elected Secretary of State of Vermont

Secretary of State of Vermont

The Office of the Secretary of State of Vermont is located at 128 State Street.The Secretary of State of Vermont is one of five cabinet-level constitutional officers in the U.S. state of Vermont which are elected every two years. The Office of the Secretary of State is located at 128 State St. in...

 in 1976. He garnered 47% of the vote against U.S. Senator Robert Stafford

Robert Stafford

Robert Theodore Stafford was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy career, he served as the 71st Governor of Vermont, a United States Representative, and a U.S. Senator...

in 1982. He lost election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1988. Mr. Guest currently resides in Vermont.

External links

• http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/aboutus/slt/jamesaguest/