Michael Walinskas
Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer

Mr. Walinskas is OCC's Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. He joined OCC in 1999.

In his current role, Mr. Walinskas is responsible for Enterprise Risk Management as well as managing OCC's government relations process and serving as the primary liaison with regulators and other external industry organizations. Previously, he served as OCC's Senior Vice President of Risk Management and Membership.

Prior to joining OCC, Mr. Walinskas served on the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As a former Associate Director within the SEC's Division of Market Regulation, Mr. Walinskas played a key role in the development of the SEC's position on many important equity and derivatives markets issues, and served as a manager responsible for regulatory oversight of the U.S. stock and options exchanges.

Mr. Walinskas received a J.D. degree from Georgetown University and a B.S. degree from the University of Maryland.

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