Pamela de la Fuente serves as the managing editor for NerdWallet’s personal‑finance coverage, overseeing budgeting, money‑making strategies, consumer credit, and debt topics.
She and her team advise readers on the importance of credit scores, ways to cut grocery costs, viable side‑hustles, and free identity‑protection methods.
Before joining NerdWallet, Pamela led taxes and retirement content and held positions at Hallmark Cards, Sprint, and The Kansas City Star, bringing over two decades of writing and editing experience.
Pamela is a recognized thought leader on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, striving to make every piece of content conversational and accessible.
She earned credentials from the Maynard Institute’s Maynard 200 program and the National Association of Black Journalists Executive Leadership Academy, and she has received the Kansas City Association of Black Journalists’ President’s Award twice. At NerdWallet, she co‑founded the Nerds of Color employee resource group.