Awards & Recognition
★First person to fill the community bank seat on the Federal Reserve Board (created by 2015 law)
★Only Fed Board member with banking and state supervisory experience
Notable Facts
→Currently serves as Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve Board (confirmed June 2025)
→Has served on Fed Board of Governors since November 2018, reappointed for full 14-year term ending 2034
→Only Fed board member with community banking experience (VP at family bank Farmers & Drovers Bank 2010-2017)
→Former Kansas state bank commissioner (2017-2018)
→Previously held senior roles at DHS and FEMA during Bush administration
→Leading major deregulatory effort at Fed, cutting supervision staff by 30%
→Being considered as potential Fed Chair replacement when Powell's term ends in 2026
→Fifth-generation banker from Kansas