Paul Adolph Volcker Jr. was an American economist who served as the 12th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987. During his tenure as chairman,Volcker was widely credited with having ended the high levels of inflation seen in the United States throughout the 1970s and early 1980s,with measures known as the Volcker shock. He previously served as the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1975 to 1979.
Henry "Hank" Merritt Paulson Jr. is an American investment banker and financier who served as the 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2006 to 2009. Prior to his role in the Department of the Treasury,Paulson was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of major investment bank Goldman Sachs.
Edward Gerald Corrigan was an American banker who was the seventh President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Vice-Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee. Corrigan served as a partner and managing director in the Office of the Chairman at Goldman Sachs and was appointed chairman of GS Bank USA,the bank holding company of Goldman Sachs,in September 2008 until retiring in 2016. He was also a member of the Group of Thirty,an influential international body of leading financiers and academics.
Sir David Alan Walker is a British banker and former chairman of Barclays. He was chairman of Morgan Stanley International from 1995 to 2001,and 2004 to 2005,and remains a senior advisor. Walker was previously Assistant Secretary at the Treasury (1974–77),chairman of the Securities and Investments Board (1988–92),executive director for finance and industry at the Bank of England (1989–95) and deputy chairman of Lloyds TSB (1992–94). In 1994 he also joined the Washington-based financial advisory body,the Group of Thirty.
Herbert Monroe Allison,Jr. was an American businessman who oversaw the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability from 2009 to 2010. His previous positions included president and CEO of Fannie Mae,a post to which he was appointed in September 2008,after Fannie was placed into conservatorship. Prior to that,Allison was chairman,president and chief executive officer of TIAA from 2002 until his retirement in 2008.
Mahmoud Mohieldin, is an economist with more than 30 years of experience in international finance and development. He is the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt. He is an Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund. He has been the United Nations Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda since February 2020. He was the Minister of Investment of Egypt from 2004-2010,and most recently,served as the World Bank Group Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda,United Nations Relations and Partnerships. His roles at the World Bank also included Managing Director,responsible for Human Development,Sustainable Development,Poverty Reduction and Economic Management,Finance and Private Sector Development,and the World Bank Institute;World Bank President's Special Envoy on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),the Post-2015 Development Agenda,and Financing for Development;and Corporate Secretary and Executive Secretary to the Development Committee of the World Bank Group's Board of Governors. Dr Mohieldin also served on several Boards of Directors in the Central Bank of Egypt and the corporate sector. He was a member of the Commission on Growth and Development and was selected for the Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2005. His professional experience extends into the academic arena as a Professor of Economics and Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science,Cairo University and as a visiting professor at several renowned Universities in Egypt,Korea,the UAE,the UK and the USA. He is a member of the International Advisory Board of Durham University Business School. He also holds leading positions in national,regional and international research centres and associations. He has authored numerous publications and articles in leading journals in the fields of economics,finance and development.
Robert King Steel is an American businessman,financier and government official who has served as Deputy Mayor for Economic Development in the administration of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg,Under Secretary for Domestic Finance of the United States Treasury,chief executive officer of Wachovia Corporation and vice chairman of Goldman Sachs. He has also served as chairman of the board of trustees at Duke University and the Aspen Institute. In May 2014,he was tapped to succeed Joseph R. Perella as chief executive officer of Perella Weinberg Partners,a private investment banking and asset management firm.
James Lam is a leading expert in the field of risk management,recognized as a corporate director,management consultant,best-selling author,and keynote speaker. As the founder and President of James Lam &Associates,a prominent risk management consulting firm established in early 2002,he has made significant contributions to the field. Currently,Lam serves as chair of the risk oversight committee and a member of the audit committee on the board of E*TRADE Financial Corporation,playing an important role in shaping governance practices. He also acts as an independent director and chair of the audit committee of RiskLens,Inc,further solidifying his influence in enhancing risk management strategies across various fields and industries.
James B. Lockhart III is an American U.S. Navy officer,business executive,and,since September 2009,Vice Chairman of WL Ross &Co,which manages $9 billion of private equity investments,a hedge fund and a Mortgage Recovery Fund. It is a subsidiary of Invesco,a Fortune 500 investment management firm. He coordinates WL Ross's investments in financial services firms and mortgages. Lockhart serves co-chairs the Bipartisan Policy Center's Commission on Retirement Security and Personal Savings.
The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation is an independent and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) research organization financed by contributions from individuals,foundations,and corporations.
Werner Hoyer is a German economist and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) between 2012 and 2023.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is a United States federal government organization,established by Title I of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 21,2010. The Office of Financial Research is intended to provide support to the council.
Anthony William Ryan is a United States banker who was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Markets from 2006 to 2008 and Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance from 2008 to 2009.
Stavros Thomadakis is a Greek economist who served as chairman of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission,Professor of Finance at the University of Athens and chairman of the Public Interest Oversight Board.
The Bretton Woods Committee is an American organization created in 1983 as a result of the agreement between U.S. Secretary of the Treasury,Henry Fowler,and U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury,Charls Walker –at the time a Democrat and a Republican,respectively. The agreement they arrived upon was that world leaders should express to the public the significance of international finance institutions (IFIs),like the Bretton Woods Institutions,and how important it was for their prominence in the world to be maintained. After the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference,the International Monetary Fund and World Bank were established;they are now often referred to as "Bretton Woods Institutions".
Lesetja Kganyago is a South African economist and central banker. He is the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). He was appointed to that post on 6 October 2014,by Jacob Zuma,the former President of the Republic of South Africa (RSA). He assumed the Governorship of the South African Reserve Bank on 9 November 2014,following the expiry of the term of his predecessor Gill Marcus,on 8 November 2014.
Heath Price Tarbert is an American lawyer and former government official who served as the 14th Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets and Development and as acting Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs. As of 2023,he is Chief Legal Officer and Head of Corporate Affairs for Circle.
Mustafa Chike-Obi is the current Chairman of Fidelity Bank Nigeria. He was the inaugural Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria ("AMCON") from 2010 to 2015. AMCON was established under the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria Act no. 4,2010,on the 19th day of July 2010,to efficiently resolve the non-performing loan assets of banks in Nigeria. During his 5-year tenure as MD/CEO of AMCON,Mustafa Chike-Obi performed creditably and won many accolades and admiration from stakeholders in Nigeria's banking and financial services industry. He is currently the Executive Vice chairman of Alpha African Advisory Limited.
Geoffrey William Seiji Okamoto is an American economist and government official who served as first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund. Okamoto previously served as the acting assistant secretary for international finance and development in the United States Department of the Treasury. He was nominated for this position on January 1,2019,by the White House and was never confirmed by the United States Congress. He previously served as acting assistant secretary for international markets and investment,for which he was also not confirmed.
Jean Nellie Liang is an American economist. She currently serves as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance in the Biden administration.
