Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Leadership

Bao Nguyen is a Principal Deputy Chief Counsel at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Chief Counsel/Acting Senior Dpty Comptroller at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. He studied at University of North Carolina System.

Beth Knickerbocker is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Office of Innovation and implementing of the OCC’s innovation framework. She served in an acting capacity in this role from October 2016 before officially taking on these duties in May 2017. Prior to this role, Beth Knickerbocker served on the OCC’s legal staff since 2014 working on a variety of legislative and regulatory matters and working groups related to cybersecurity, financial technology and financial innovation. Prior to her work at the OCC, Beth Knickerbocker served as a Vice President and Senior Counsel in the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) Office of Regulatory Policy from 2012 to 2014 and focused on implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, risk management, governance insider lending, transactions with affiliates, and bank examination issues. Before joining the ABA, Beth Knickerbocker was the Chief Risk Officer for Marshall & Ilsley Corporation. She was also an attorney at the law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP (now Eversheds Sutherland LLP). She began her career as an attorney with the OCC from 1992 to 2000, serving in the Enforcement and Compliance and Community and Consumer Law divisions.

Blake Paulson is a Chief Operating Officer/Sr Dpty Controller at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. He has worked as Senior Deputy Comptroller:Community Bank at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Deputy Controller:Central District at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Senior Deputy Comptroller:Midsize & Community Bank at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Blake studied at University of South Dakota.

Ed Dowd is a Partner at Dowd Bennett LLP, Board Member at St Louis Bank, and Deputy Chief Counsel at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and is based in Greater St. Louis Area. He has worked as Partner at Bryan Cave LLP, Board Member at L&L Energy Inc., and Assistant US Attorney at UNITED STATES ATTORNEY S OFF. Ed works or has worked as CHAIRMAN at Attorney Generals Committee. He studied at St Mary's University Law between 1975 and 1977, MODIVCARE INC, and Catholic University.

Jawahar Kaliani is a Senior Vice President/Deputy Chief Information Officer at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Alumnus at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and is based in Washington d.c. Metro Area, Washington, D.C.. He has worked as Director of Develoment and Head of Operations for North America at Amdocs, Senior Architect at CSC, and VP Service Delivery Management at Amdocs. Jawahar works or has worked as Deputy CIO at U.S. Department of the Treasury. He attended MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) between 2018 and 2018, UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI between 1986 and 1989, and UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI between 1989 and 1992.

Jonathan Fink is an Assistant Chief Counsel at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and is based in Washington d.c. Metro Area. He has worked as Joint Acting Chief of Staff at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Trust/Compliance Officer at JPMORGAN CHASE & CO, and Chair at Wheaton Redevelopment Advisory Committee. Jonathan studied at Chicago Kent College of Law between 1993 and 1996 and Birmingham between 1983 and 1986.

Jonathan Gould is a Chief Legal Officer at Bitfury and Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and is based in Washington, D.C.. He has worked as Director at Promontory Financial Group, Director at BLACKROCK INC., and Chief Counsel at Senate Banking Committee. Jonathan studied at Princeton University between 1994 and 1998 and Washington and Lee University between 1998 and 2001.

Kathy Murphy is a CFO/Senior Deputy Comptroller at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and is based in Washington, D.C.. She has worked as External Auditor at Major Public Accounting Firm, Accounting Intern & Staff at Shreve Bowersox, and Senior Policy Accountant at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Kathy works or has worked as MEMBER at AICPA. She studied at University of Maryland between 1994 and 1997.

Experienced Management professional and Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the banking industry. Skilled in U.S. Department of Defense, Policy Analysis, Analytical Skills, Risk Management, and Managerial Finance. Strong finance professional with a Masters focused in Accounting and Finance from University of Maryland University College.

Stephen Warren is a Chief Information Officer at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and is based in Washington d.c. Metro Area. He has worked as Chief Information Officer at Federal Trade Commission, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology at Veterans Affairs, and Acting Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer at Veterans Affairs. Stephen works or has worked as Member of Board of Advisors at CIO Executive Council from IDC. He studied at University of Michigan between 1978 and 1982 and Florida Institute of Technology Aviation until 1991.