Fireside
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Fireside chat “The Regulator’s Dilemma”
On November 19, I had a fireside chat with Simon Taylor on the main stage of Fintech Nerdcon in Miami, FL. I provided reflections on my time as Acting Comptroller, discussed lessons learned from SVB, offered thoughts on stablecoins, and suggested leveraging the cloud service provider “shared responsibility model” as a starting point for thinking Continue reading
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Presentation on “The Gap”
On November 12, I gave a presentation at the Fintech Takes Builders Summit in Bozeman, Montana on the widening gap between the practice of banking/finance and the regulation and supervision of banking/finance. Kiah Haslett moderated a lively discussion with roughly fifty fintech builders. Much of the discussion revolved around the ideas reflected in the regulatory Continue reading
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Fireside chat “BofA Expert Insights Series”
On October 9 I had a virtual fireside chat with Ebrahim Poonawala, head of Bank of America’s North America Banking Research, as part of their Expert Insights Series. We discussed a wide range of topics from regulatory reforms, Basel 3 and mergers to fintech partnerships and the macroeconomic environment. Continue reading
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Keynote Panel on “Shaping the Future of Finance”
On October 8, I joined Manmohan Singh and Samim Ghamami on the keynote panel for Risk Live North America’s annual conference in Nashville, TN. In addition to discussing the outlook for rates and the future of money, my remarks focused on stablecoins and AI. Continue reading
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Fireside at AI-Native Banking and Fintech Pre-Conference
On September 29, I had a fireside chat with Madeline Fredin of Alloy Labs at a pre-conference event for industry and regulatory leaders attending SpringLab’s AI-Native Banking and Fintech Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. We discussed AI risk governance, model risk management, evals, fintech partnerships, impacts on community banking, and regulatory training, amongst other Continue reading
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Presentation on “AI-Enabled Agility: Reimagining Central Banks”
On September 9 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, I gave a presentation and participated in a fireside chat at SEACEN’s “High Level Course on Leadership in the Age of AI: Empowering Central Bank Leaders”. My presentation focused on the challenges facing central banks today and how AI can help to meet them, as summarized in this Continue reading
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Fireside with the American Fintech Council
On August 28, 2025, I had a fireside chat with Phil Goldfeder, CEO of the American Fintech Council. We discussed innovation and regulation. I shared several war stories from the 2008 GFC and my tenure at the OCC to provide perspective on the topic. We also discussed current events and the outlook for finreg. Continue reading
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Keynote Fireside on “GENIUS and Stablecoins” at Vanderbilt’s Conference on Market Structure
On June 27, 2025, I joined Chris Giancarlo, former Chair of the CFTC, for a fireside chat on the GENIUS Act and stablecoins, at Vanderbilt Law School’s Conference on Market Structure in New York. The discussion was moderated by Robert Armstrong of the Financial Times. We discussed and debated the use cases for stablecoins, the Continue reading
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Fireside on the “Impacts of an America First Agenda” at Central Banking’s Annual Meeting
On June 12, 2025, I participated in a fireside chat with Chris Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief of Central Banking, at Central Banking’s annual London meeting. We discussed the implications of the U.S.’s “America First” policies for the dollar, Treasuries, bank regulatory priorities, and international financial cooperation. The discussion was reported here. Continue reading
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