Brandon Milhorn is the next president and CEO of the the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ board of directors.
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors is the national organization of financial regulators from all 50 states, American Samoa, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Milhorn is currently deputy to FDIC Vice Chairman Travis Hill and previously chief operating officer, chief of staff and deputy to FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams. His appointment takes effect Dec. 4.
Milhorn will succeed James M. Cooper, who leaves CSBS for a long-planned retirement from the state system.
Milhorn has nearly three decades of advocacy, policy, legal and regulatory experience, primarily in and around Washington, D.C., including five years in critical senior leadership roles with the FDIC, seven years in the private sector with Raytheon and over a decade of service as counsel to the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Intelligence, the CIA, and in two prominent U.S. Court clerkships.
In a release, CSBS Board Chair and North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Lise Kruse says Milhorn “brings a unique blend of relevant experiences, valuable networks and reputation, and the leadership skills necessary to meet the high expectations we have of our next leader, established with extensive input from all CSBS members and staff, that will allow CSBS to realize its full potential.”
“CSBS members serve as the cornerstone of the dual-banking system, supervising the financial services that are the lifeblood of the United States economy,” adds Milhorn. “For more than a century CSBS has provided the advocacy, education and infrastructure critical to support our members’ vital mission. I am honored to join the dedicated CSBS team as its next CEO, and I am grateful for the trust of our members and the board of directors.”
Milhorn takes the helm from Cooper, who served as CSBS president and CEO following the sudden death of CSBS leader John W. Ryan in May 2022.
During his tenure, Cooper helped to advance the state system’s strategy for strengthening and streamlining state regulation, known as Networked Supervision, and provided stability during a time of stress for the banking system.