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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Served as senior policy advisor to Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Chairman Sean Duffy (R-WI) on all housing finance and insurance related issues.• Developed the Chairman’s strategic initiatives and plan on housing finance reform. • Co-authored Bipartisan Housing Finance Reform legislation sponsored by Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Rep. John Delaney (D-MD) and Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) which provided for comprehensive reform of the U.S. residential housing finance market• Spearheaded coalition building efforts across industry representatives, think tank and other stakeholders to advance the Committee’s strategic initiatives.• Managed and directed all Committee hearings related to housing finance reform; developed themes and goals and identified keys to success for each hearing; worked with fellow colleagues to select witnesses and produced all hearing related materials, such as briefing memos, opening statements, and questions for Committee Members.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Served as the Director of Congressional Affairs for the lead Watch Dog agency over the Troubled Asset Relief Program. • Identified billions of dollars of waste over Treasury's management of the TARP program.• Created the agency's communications strategy to Congress and managed all messaging to Members and staff on Capitol Hill. • Drafted Congressional testimony and directed all prep sessions for the agency's Congressional hearing appearances. • Established and maintained key relationships with Senate Banking Committee, House Financial Services Committee, Senate Homeland Security Governmental Affairs Committee, House Oversight Committee, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, the House and Senate Judiciary Committees and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Served as the Republican Senior Policy Advisor the Congressional Oversight Panel, which was created to oversee Treasury’s administration of TARP and the state of financial markets. • Managed and organized the Panel’s public oversight hearings on TARP, financial institutions, and the regulatory system, and prepared testimony and questions for Members.Counseled and briefed Panel Members testifying before Congress on matters related to the stability of the financial system.

• Served as staff director for the subcommittees on Securities and Investment, International Trade and Finance and Financial Institutions on the Senate Banking Committee; managed a legislative team in a demanding, fast-paced and time-sensitive environment. • Spoke on public panels and met with key trade and constituency groups to persuade opinion and promote the Committee's legislative agenda. • Worked with Committee and Leadership staff and Administration officials to advance the subcommittee's legislative objectives.• Developed and drafted legislation on housing finance reform and led efforts to move the bill through the Congress. • Formulated and negotiated several major provisions to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were included in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 110-289).• Worked with key industry and trade organizations including the Chamber of Commerce and the American Bankers Association to draft and build support for legislative initiatives that were adopted as part of Committee's efforts to reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Advised and briefed Senator Alexander on all issues pertaining to banking, trade, budget and taxes. • Prepared all background materials for the Senator in preparation for Congressional hearings and remarks on the Senate floor. • Managed and organized Senator Alexander’s Subcommittee hearings. • Led Senator Alexander’s efforts to convince the Administration to repeal the steel tariffs in 2003.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Advised Chairman Phil Gramm (R-TX) on a variety of banking laws, including the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act, Truth in Lending Act, Truth in Savings Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and legislation pertaining to predatory lending and ATM fees. • Prepared research and messaging for the Chairman during debate of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and co-drafed the CRA Sunshine statute and regulatory relief provisions included in the bill. • Wrote briefing memos and produced Committee hearing materials for Members and staff. • Monitored and analyzed all proposed regulations by Federal banking agencies.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Performed research for Committee consideration of issues regarding monetary policy, financial markets, economic growth, and unemployment. • Produced economic analyses, spreadsheets, tables, and graphs for Committee reports and hearings.

Master Of Business Administration, Global Leadership And Finance

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics