Gene Ludwig | |
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27th Comptroller of the Currency | |
In office April 5, 1993 - April 3, 1998 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Robert L. Clarke |
Succeeded by | John D. Hawke Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | April 11, 1946
Spouse | Carol Ludwig |
Children | 3 |
Education | Haverford 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]