Full Name
Vilda Vera Mayuga
Job Title
Commissioner
Company
NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Speaker Bio
Vilda Vera Mayuga has served as the Commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) since February 2022.
Under Vilda’s leadership, DCWP has secured close to $1.9 billion for New Yorkers through our policies, programs, and protections as of October 2025. Key accomplishments under Vilda include: implementing the New York City minimum pay rate for third-party food delivery workers; securing tens of millions of dollars in restitution from consumer and worker investigations; and expanding New Yorkers’ access to financial empowerment resources, such as NYC’s Financial Empowerment Centers and NYC Free Tax Prep. In June 2025, Vilda, in partnership with New York City Public Schools, launched Financial Literacy for Youth, a multi-generational program aimed at ensuring every public school student can learn how to save and spend money by 2030.
Vilda is a seasoned public servant with extensive experience in consumer protection, workers’ rights, and engagement with immigrant New Yorkers. Prior to becoming commissioner of DCWP, she served as deputy secretary for Economic Opportunity at the New York State Department of State. In that capacity, she oversaw the Office for New Americans, the Division of Consumer Protection, the Division of Community Services, and the Address Confidentiality Program. From 2014 until June 2018, she served as chair of the New York State Industrial Board of Appeals, becoming the first Latina to hold the position. Previously, Vilda was Deputy Commissioner for Worker Protection at the New York State Department of Labor, overseeing the divisions of Labor Standards, Safety and Health, and Immigrant Policies and Affairs.
Vilda graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her law degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and is a member of the New York Bar.
Under Vilda’s leadership, DCWP has secured close to $1.9 billion for New Yorkers through our policies, programs, and protections as of October 2025. Key accomplishments under Vilda include: implementing the New York City minimum pay rate for third-party food delivery workers; securing tens of millions of dollars in restitution from consumer and worker investigations; and expanding New Yorkers’ access to financial empowerment resources, such as NYC’s Financial Empowerment Centers and NYC Free Tax Prep. In June 2025, Vilda, in partnership with New York City Public Schools, launched Financial Literacy for Youth, a multi-generational program aimed at ensuring every public school student can learn how to save and spend money by 2030.
Vilda is a seasoned public servant with extensive experience in consumer protection, workers’ rights, and engagement with immigrant New Yorkers. Prior to becoming commissioner of DCWP, she served as deputy secretary for Economic Opportunity at the New York State Department of State. In that capacity, she oversaw the Office for New Americans, the Division of Consumer Protection, the Division of Community Services, and the Address Confidentiality Program. From 2014 until June 2018, she served as chair of the New York State Industrial Board of Appeals, becoming the first Latina to hold the position. Previously, Vilda was Deputy Commissioner for Worker Protection at the New York State Department of Labor, overseeing the divisions of Labor Standards, Safety and Health, and Immigrant Policies and Affairs.
Vilda graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her law degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and is a member of the New York Bar.
