Jafnar Gueye serves as Chief Financial Officer of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a role in which he leads the agency's financial management functions and has played a key part in navigating the Bureau through periods of significant organizational and budgetary change. Prior to becoming CFO, Gueye held the position of Assistant Director within the CFPB's leadership structure, building deep institutional knowledge of the agency's operations. Before joining the CFPB, Gueye's public service career included work at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where he served as Director of Operations, Management & Information. His background also includes experience with the Air Force Civilian Service and the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, reflecting a career spanning both civilian federal agencies and military-affiliated institutions. Gueye holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Orleans and a Master of Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), an academic foundation that has supported his work across a range of financial management and administrative leadership roles in government. Throughout his career, Gueye has been recognized for steady, principled leadership during moments of institutional uncertainty, helping to steer financial operations and safeguard statutory functions during a challenging period for the Bureau.