We advance policies that build wealth.
“There is room at the table. If there isn’t, we empower people to make room and open up another table.”
Gisele Roget
FOUNDER
Gisele Roget is the Founding Principal of Overbrook Square Group, a Washington, D.C.-based public affairs and strategic communications firm focused on the financial services and housing sectors. Overbrook Square Group is committed to advancing policies that empower individuals and communities to build wealth.
For over fifteen years, Gisele has held influential roles in the public and private sectors leading teams and directing policy at the National Credit Union Administration, Federal Housing Administration, MetLife, and Congress.
In 2022, Gisele joined the Board of Directors for the Homeownership Council of America. Gisele is a member of the National Advisory Council of the National Housing Conference and the Housing Advisory Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center. In 2019, Women in Housing & Finance recognized Gisele’s accomplishments with the prestigious “WHF 40 under 40” award.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Gisele became the first Black woman to lead the Office of External Affairs for a federal depository institution regulator with her appointment as Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of the Office of External Affairs and Communications for the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). Gisele’s achievements at NCUA included the launch of ACCESS, the agency’s financial inclusion initiative to expand financial services to underserved communities.
Gisele secured key legislative victories in the landmark CARES Act of 2020 and the Fiscal Year 2021 Continuing Appropriations law that resulted in an additional $20 billion in reserve liquidity and regulatory relief for the credit union system. Gisele served as the NCUA Chairman’s representative on the Financial Stability Oversight Council Deputies Committee.
Gisele led the Office of Single-Family Housing of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) where she oversaw wide-ranging policy changes that encouraged greater consumer choice and reduced regulatory burden in the $1.2 trillion program for low- and moderate-income homebuyers. Gisele successfully worked with Congress to secure over $40 million in multi-year funding in 2018 and 2019 for FHA Catalyst, an initiative to improve outdated FHA I.T. systems. She expanded homeownership opportunities by finalizing the 2019 Condominium Rule. Gisele represented the FHA as a speaker at industry conferences held by the Mortgage Bankers Association, Federal Reserve and other organizations.
EARLY CAREER
Gisele held roles at MetLife Inc. and at the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services. On behalf of MetLife, Gisele successfully lobbied for the enactment of the Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014, the first substantive amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act. Between 2015-2017, Gisele was responsible for championing bills reported favorably by the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate Banking Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee. During her tenure on the Professional Staff of the Financial Services Committee, Gisele drafted housing provisions enacted in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
Gisele graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in History.
Career Highlights
-
Ensured NCUA priorities were included in the landmark COVID-19 relief law increasing U.S. credit union system liquidity by $20 billion.
-
Led two successful crisis communications campaigns including the announcement of a high-profile agency transaction impacting the New York City metropolitan area. Developed and executed successful rollouts via a multi-platform campaign with Congressional, state government and municipal government advocacy.
-
Became the first Black woman to lead Congressional and Public Affairs for a prudential financial regulator.
-
Executed the structural reforms of mortgage policy impacting 20% of the U.S. mortgage market. Secured White House, private sector and advocacy group support through effective coalition building.
-
Successfully represented the largest U.S. life insurer before Congress. The winning strategy resulted in inclusion of company priorities in the 2014 law as well as 2017, 2016 and 2015 regulatory reform bills approved by House and Senate Committees. Managed and directed the activities of eight diverse, bipartisan consultants.
-
Served on the House Committee on Financial Services. Drafted foreclosure mitigation provisions of Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 and led oversight of implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act.