Susan Krause Bell

Susan worked for 20 years at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, where she served as Senior Deputy Comptroller for International Affairs, Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy, and Deputy Comptroller for Economic Analysis and Strategic Planning. She was a member of the OCC Executive Committee, where she managed the OCC's international relationships, and of the Basel Supervisors' Committee, where she served as Chair of the first Basel Transparency Group. She also was Chair of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's Supervision Task Force, which coordinated supervisory policies among the U.S. banking agencies. During her time at the OCC, Susan oversaw the development of the Supervision by Risk program, which was subsequently emulated by other U.S. bank supervisors and several foreign regulatory agencies. She also led a major initiative to reduce regulatory burden and improve credit availability. Ph.D., Economics, University of Southern California M.A., Economics, University of Southern California B.A., Mathematics, University of California at Los Angeles