Astrid D. Vermeer, MBA

Member of Consumer Reports’ Board of Directors since 2020. Ms. Vermeer is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Prior to joining Mortgage Bankers Association, Ms. Vermeer was the Chief Financial & Administrative Officer (CFAO) for Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA from August 2021 to September 2024. Prior to that, Ms. Vermeer served as Chief Financial Officer for World Education Services (WES), an EdTech social enterprise based in NY where she was responsible for global accounting operations (USA and CA), FP&A, MA, Legal, Risk Management, Treasury, and Investments. Prior to that she served for three and a half years as Chief Financial Officer with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) where she was responsible for Finance, Accounting, Payroll, Contracts and Grants, and Information Technology. From 2015 to 2017, Ms. Vermeer served as the Chief Financial Officer for the American Red Cross’ International line of business. Prior to the American Red Cross, Ms. Vermeer served for ten years with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in numerous financial and operational roles in her native Suriname, Switzerland, USA and Belgium. In Belgium, Ms. Vermeer served as the Chief Operating Officer for WWF’s flagship program, the Global Climate & Energy Initiative (GCEI). Ms. Vermeer also served with Abt Associates Inc. for three years, one of which was in Angola where she led the financial operations for the Angola Indoor Residual Spraying project (Angola IRS) in 2012. Ms. Vermeer earned her doctorandus (drs.) degree in Business Economics from the Anton de Kom University in Suriname and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and General Management from Louvain School of Management in Belgium. A citizen of Suriname, Ms. Vermeer is fluent in English and Dutch.