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Martin J. Gruenberg
Acting Chairman, Board of Directors, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Martin J. Gruenberg has been the acting chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors since February 5, 2022. Since mid-2018, he has served as a member of the FDIC Board. Before that, Gruenberg also served as chairman of the FDIC, having received Senate confirmation on November 15, 2012, for a five-year term. Gruenberg served as vice chairman and member of the FDIC Board of Directors from August 2005 until his confirmation as chairman. He served as acting chairman from July 2011 to November 2012 and from November 2005 to June 2006. Gruenberg joined the FDIC Board after broad congressional experience in the financial services and regulatory areas. From 1993 to 2005, he served as senior counsel to Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD) on the staff of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. He also served as staff director of the Banking Committee's Subcommittee on International Finance and Monetary Policy from 1987 to 1992. Gruenberg served as chairman of the Executive Council and president of the International Association of Deposit Insurers from November 2007 to November 2012. In addition, Gruenberg served as chairman of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council from April 2017 to June 2018. Since June 2019, Gruenberg has served as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NeighborWorks America), and he has been a member of the board since April 2018. Beginning February 15, 2022, Gruenberg assumed the role of chairman of the Resolution Steering Group of the Financial Stability Board. Gruenberg holds a bachelor’s degree from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and a juris doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.