Eugene Ludwig

Gene Ludwig
27th Comptroller of the Currency
In office
April 5, 1993 - April 3, 1998
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byRobert L. Clarke
Succeeded byJohn D. Hawke Jr.
Personal details
Born (1946-04-11) April 11, 1946 (age 78)
New York City, New York, U.S.
SpouseCarol Ludwig
Children3
EducationHaverford College (BA)
New College, Oxford (MA)
Yale University (JD)

Eugene A. "Gene" Ludwig (born April 11, 1946) is an American business leader and expert on banking regulation, risk management, and fiscal policy. From 1993 to 1998 he served as Comptroller of the Currency.

He is the founder and former CEO and chairman of Promontory Financial Group, a risk management and regulatory compliance consulting firm. Ludwig is currently co-managing partner of the venture capital firm Canapi Ventures and the CEO of Ludwig Advisors. He is also the chairman of Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP), a non-profit economic research organization. He was also a vice chairman of Bankers Trust and Deutsche Bank.[citation needed]