Sarah Bloom Raskin, AUWCL Faculty to Discuss Economic and Financial Regulatory Policy in the Era of COVID

Oct. 14, 2020

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Sarah Bloom Raskin

 On Thursday, Oct. 22, join American University Washington College of Law for an interview on economic and financial regulatory policies with Gov. Sarah Bloom Raskin and AUWCL faculty. 

Raskin, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and former Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, will share her insights during “(Re)assessing U.S. Economic and Financial Regulatory Policy in the Era of COVID and Beyond,” moderated by Adjunct Professor V. Gerard Comizio, associate director of the Business Law Program. Professor Padideh Ala’i, director of International and Comparative Legal Studies, and Professor David Snyder, director of the Business Law Program, will join the conversation.

Raskin served as the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, a position for which she was appointed by President Barak Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate, from March 2014 to January 2017, becoming the highest-ranking woman in the history of the Treasury Department. Previous to her confirmation as Deputy Secretary, Raskin served from September 2010 to March 2014 as a Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, where she helped steward the nation’s monetary policy to promote financial stability. Prior, Raskin served as the Commissioner of Financial Regulation for the State of Maryland, where she led an agency responsible for regulating Maryland’s financial institutions.

The virtual interview is hosted in partnership with the Business Law Program and International and Comparative Legal Studies. Click here for more information and to register.