Jonathan Gould | |
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 Gould in 2025 | |
| 32nd Comptroller of the Currency | |
| Assumed office July 15, 2025 [1] | |
| Preceded by | Rodney E. Hood (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Washington and Lee University (JD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jonathan V. Gould is an American lawyer who is the Comptroller of the Currency. He has worked for Alston &Bird,Promontory Financial Group,BlackRock,Jones Day,and for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking,Housing,and Urban Affairs.
Gould graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts cum laude . [2] He later attended Washington and Lee University where he received his Juris Doctor degree as part of the class of 2001. [3] [4]
In 2001,Gould began his career,working as an associate for the firm Alston &Bird through 2005. [2] Afterwards,he was employed by the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking,Housing,and Urban Affairs from 2005 to 2008 as a counsel. [5] He then served as the director of the Promontory Financial Group from 2008 to 2014,where he "advised clients on bank regulatory issues". [2] [5] Gould later served as a director for the investment company BlackRock from 2014 to 2018. [2]
Gould returned to the Senate Committee on Banking,Housing,and Urban Affairs in February 2018,becoming the committee's chief counsel. [5] On December 24,2018,he was appointed the senior deputy comptroller and the chief counsel in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). [5] He served under Comptroller Joseph Otting and remained in his position at the OCC until June 2021,having served several months into the Joe Biden administration. [2] [6] Gould returned to law in February 2022,first joining Bitfury,a blockchain firm,as its chief legal officer before becoming a partner at Jones Day,a law firm,in September the same year. [4] [7] [8]
In February 2025,Gould was announced by President Donald Trump as the nominee to serve as Comptroller of the Currency. [6] He was confirmed by the Senate on July 10,2025,in a 50 to 45 vote, [9] [10] taking office five days later on July 15,2025 as the 32nd Comptroller. [1]
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