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New York, New York, Us

Leading America’s most active commercial real estate finance platform, covering debt, equity, and retail leasing.

Global, Us

New York, New York, Us

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

Led and continue to serve on the board of a diversified hardware and software company that generated $200 million per year in revenues with more than 150 employees working across several segments:--Specialty ASIC design--Global Bitcoin mining--Data center two-phase immersion cooling--Blockchain analytics--Artificial intelligence solutions

San Francisco, California, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Chief executive of 3,500-employee federal agency with budget of $1.1 billion responsible for chartering and regulating 1,200 national banks and federal savings associations comprising 70 percent of all banking activity in the United States. Dubbed "the first fintech Comptroller" for focus on financial innovation, led federal efforts to modernize the national bank charter, expand the scope of marketplace lending partnerships, reform and modernize the Community Reinvestment Act, and define the scope of permissible cryptocurrency activities. Founded Project REACh, a partnership of large bank CEOs, fintech founders, minority deposit institutions, and civil rights organizations dedicated to identifying and correcting structural barriers to financial inclusion for minorities and other underserved Americans.

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Serve as one of four board members, and one of three audit committee members, of the government corporation responsible for insuring deposits and managing the process for resolving failed banks.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Member of Risk Policy & Capital Committee and Strategic Initiatives & Technology Committee.

Remote First, Us

Led legal, compliance, internal audit, government relations, and global investigations groups at the nation's leading digital asset platform. Coinbase serves over 20 million customers, has traded over $225 billion in digital currencies, closed a Series E funding round in 2018 at a valuation of $8 billion, and was ranked #2 on the 2019 Forbes list of most valuable fintechs in the United States.

Marina Del Rey, California, Us

Spring Labs is building a decentralized network for identity and credit to serve as the foundation for a more transparent, secure, and efficient delivery of financial services.

Chicago, Il, Us

Board member and compliance committee chair of leading consumer lending and technology platform company, which has originated more than 1 million transactions totaling more than $6 billion in credit. Avant was ranked #5 on KPMG’s 2017 Fintech 100 list of the top financial technology companies in the world and #9 on the 2019 Forbes list of the most valuable fintechs in the United States.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Led legal and government & industry relations team of approximately 200 professionals for Fortune 20 public company with assets of approximately $3.2 trillion. Provided critical legal support to initiatives including Blackstone's creation of Invitation Homes, the refinancing of Stuyvesant Town, the launch of "Day 1 Certainty," resolution of outstanding crisis-era litigation and investigation matters, and management of Fannie Mae's relationships with Congress and the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Member of senior executive team of $27 billion depository institution established in 2009 by private equity investors including J.C. Flowers & Co. and Paulson & Co. to acquire assets and operating platform of IndyMac Bank and other institutions. Direct reports included General Counsel, Fair Lending Officer, Head of Corporate Customer Experience, and Head of Mortgage Marketing and Communications. Led deal teams for major transactions, including the sale of $78 billion of mortgage servicing rights. Successfully resolved outstanding industry consent orders, including completing the Independent Foreclosure Review, imposed by the OCC and Federal Reserve. Played a key role in negotiating the sale of OneWest Bank to CIT Group, a transaction that resulted in the creation of the first de novo systemically important financial institution under the Dodd-Frank Act.

Global, Us

Led office of approximately 150 attorneys (including former Cabinet and sub-cabinet officials and other prominent lawyers) with annual revenues of ~$200 million while chairing firm-wide practice group consisting of nearly 40 attorneys practicing in bank and broker-dealer regulation and enforcement, consumer litigation, and specialty insurance and lending products. Elected by partnership to 12-member Policy Committee, the firm's board of directors. Represented multiple clients before Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.

A.B. Cum Laude In Government

J.D. With Honors, Law