Saule Tarikhovna Omarova (Russian: Сауле Тариховна Омарова,[1]Säule Tarihqyzy Omarova, Kazakh Cyrillic: Сәуле Тарихқызы Омарова;[2] born November 2, 1966[1]) is a Kazakh-American attorney, academic, and public policy advisor. She was the nominee for comptroller of the currency before her nomination was withdrawn at her request on December 7, 2021.[3][4]
Omarova is the Beth and Marc Goldberg Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, where her work focuses on financial regulation and corporate governance.[5] Omarova previously served as an advisor within the Department of the Treasury.[6] She is a Senior Berggruen Fellow at the Berggruen Institute in Los Angeles.[7][8]