Meet the Joint Venture Team

Angela Fontes

Affiliated Researcher, Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies

Angela Fontes, Ph.D., PMP, is founder and principal of Fontes Research, LLC, and Executive Director of the Northwest Center. She joined the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies in 2025 as co-Principal Investigator on the Silicon Valley Financial Wellbeing Study.

Dr. Fontes is a nationally recognized expert on household finance and investor decision-making, with a focus on the financial wellbeing of African American and Hispanic/Latino families. Her work integrates behavioral science, economics, and marketing research to deliver actionable insights that inform policy, practice, and consumer protection.

Before founding her firm, Dr. Fontes served as Vice President of the Behavioral and Economic Analysis and Decision-Making practice at NORC at the University of Chicago, and worked in market research with Chamberlain Research Consultants and Leo Burnett. She also teaches graduate courses at Northwestern University and serves as President of the American Council on Consumer Interests.

Dr. Fontes holds a Ph.D. in Consumer Behavior and Family Economics, with a minor in Sociology, from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®).