Melanie T. Devoe

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Melanie Devoe has served as the Director of the Office of Customer Education and Outreach (OCEO) since October 2023.  In her role, Ms. Devoe manages a team of employees dedicated to customer education initiatives at the CFTC’s Washington, D.C. Office.

Ms. Devoe has worked for the CFTC since 2008, both as an Attorney Advisor in the Whistleblower Office and as a Senior Trial Attorney in the Division of Enforcement.  She has also worked for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Division of Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ Office of the Chief Counsel, and as a senior associate at an international law firm.

Education:

• BA, McGill University
• JD, University of Texas Law School