 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (October 2020) |
Sheila Bair | |
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| President of Washington College | |
| In office August 1, 2015 – June 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Griswold |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Landgraf |
| Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| In office June 26, 2006 – July 8, 2011 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Martin Gruenberg (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Martin Gruenberg |
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions | |
| In office July 2001 – June 2002 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Gregory Baer |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Abernathy |
| Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting | |
| In office August 21, 1993 – December 21, 1993 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | William Albrecht (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Holum (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sheila Colleen Bair April 3, 1954 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Scott Cooper |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Kansas (BA, JD) |
Sheila Colleen Bair[1] (born April 3, 1954)[2] is an American former government official who was the 19th Chair of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from 2006 to 2011,[3] during which time she shortly after taking charge of the FDIC in June 2006 began warning of the potential systemic risks posed by the growing trend of subprime-mortgage-backed bonds, and then later assumed a prominent role in the government's response to the 2008 financial crisis. She was appointed to the post for a five-year term on June 26, 2006, by George W. Bush through July 8, 2011.[4][5] She was subsequently the 28th president of Washington College in Chestertown, MD, the first female head of the college in its 234-year history, a position she held from 2015 until her resignation in 2017.[6]
- ^ "Presidential Nomination: Sheila Colleen Bair". The White House website via Archives.gov. 2006-05-01. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ^ Howard, Theresa (2008-10-03). "FDIC's Bair emerges as key player in bank rescues". USA Today.
- ^ "FDIC: Board of Directors & Senior Executives". Fdic.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ "FDIC: Board of Directors & Senior Executives". FDIC. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ Dash, Eric (9 May 2011). "F.D.I.C. Chairwoman to Leave in July". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Seltzer, Rick (2 June 2017). "Bair Resigns From Washington College". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 23 September 2020.