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Martin James Gruenberg (born April 1, 1953) is an American attorney who has been chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) since 2023. Gruenberg previously served as FDIC chairman from 2012 to 2018; as well as on an acting basis from 2005 to 2006 and 2011 to 2012.
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- The FDIC and Silicon Valley Bank
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Gruenberg attended the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, earning an A.B. (Artium Baccalaureus, or Bachelor of Arts) in 1975. He then pursued law at Case Western Reserve Law School in Ohio, graduating with a J.D. (Juris Doctor) in 1979. Gruenberg’s long career in the financial and banking regulatory sectors began in 1979. His exp...
On March 6, 2023, Gruenberg gave a speech at the annual conference of the Institute of International Bankers. Among other topics, he spoke about current interest rates and their relationship to the risk profile of banks. In a seemingly prophetic statement, given that he spoke just days before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Gruenberg war...
Given his role at the FDIC, Gruenberg often sets priorities and forecasts risks to the banking sector. However, March 2023 was not the first time when he expressed concerns that would prove prescient in the case of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. In 2019, Gruenberg gave a keynote speech at an event at The Brookings Center on Regulation and Market...
Martin J. Gruenberg’s long career in the banking and financial regulation sector has spanned positions with U.S. Senate committees, the FDIC, and the G-20. When Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in March 2023, the second-largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis, the receivership and sale of SVB’s assets and deposits was managed under his le...
Martin J. Gruenberg is the chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Board of Directors since 2023. He has a long career in banking and financial regulation and policy, and led the FDIC during the receivership of Silicon Valley Bank, the largest bank failure since 2008.
May 20, 2024 · Martin Gruenberg, head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, will step down following a scathing independent investigation detailing pervasive sexual harassment, discrimination and...
May 20, 2024 · Key Points. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Martin Gruenberg announced Monday that he will resign after a recent probe found a widespread culture of sexual harassment and discrimination...
May 20, 2024 · Martin Gruenberg, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, said he would step down once the Senate confirmed a successor.
Nov 14, 2023 · Martin Gruenberg, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, told senators on Tuesday he was troubled by the allegations detailed in a Wall Street Journal investigation. From...
Martin J. Gruenberg is the Chairman of the FDIC Board of Directors since January 2023. He has a long history of service in the financial services and regulatory areas, including as a Senator's counsel, a subcommittee staff director, and a chairman of several international and domestic organizations.
