Washington, D.C. – The Bank Policy Institute today announced the hiring of three new staff members on BPI’s Government Affairs and Regulatory and Policy Affairs teams. The new hires are Kristin Royster, Senior Vice President of Technology, Security and Resilience Strategy (starting Sept. 17); Devina Khanna, Vice President of Government Affairs (starting Sept. 22); and Jeffrey Luther, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs (starting Oct. 6).
“These new hires help support BPI’s depth and range of expertise at a critical moment for banking policy. Their experience and knowledge across the public and private sectors will equip them to advance BPI priorities through Capitol Hill engagement, regulatory advocacy and strategic policy development. We are excited to welcome Kristin, Devina and Jeffrey to the team,” said BPI President and CEO Greg Baer.
Kristin Royster joins BPI following 13 years at Bank of America. Kristin will focus on critical infrastructure policy, including cross-sector engagement, public-private partnerships and operational resilience and third-party risk management. She most recently served as a Senior Vice President and Information Security Executive at the bank, where she managed its partnerships with government stakeholders, trade associations and other external partners on cybersecurity, advised the Chief Information Security Officer on policy and communications and engaged with federal policymakers on cybersecurity issues. Prior to her work in the industry, she spent several years in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, most recently as Director of External Affairs for the department’s Office of Cybersecurity and Communications.
Devina Khanna joins BPI from the office of Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), where she served as Economic Policy Advisor to the Congressman, who serves on the House Financial Services Committee and is ranking member of the Digital Assets and Fintech Subcommittee. Devina will support BPI’s engagement with the Hill on issues of importance to the industry. She previously worked for the Financial Health Network, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and BlackRock.
Jeffrey Luther most recently served as an associate in Covington & Burling’s Financial Services and Corporate practice groups, covering M&A, capital markets transactions, corporate governance and regulatory advocacy, among other matters. Previously he served as a clerk for Vice Chancellor Nathan Cook on the Delaware Court of Chancery, an associate in Sullivan & Cromwell’s Financial Institutions Group and an examiner at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Jeffrey will focus on a range of prudential and regulatory policy issues. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the University of Missouri.
Today’s announcement builds upon the three new additions to BPI’s research team, which BPI announced in late July. These new hires enable BPI to further support its mission of using data and research to shape sound policy.
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The Bank Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy, research and advocacy group that represents universal banks, regional banks and the major foreign banks doing business in the United States. The Institute produces academic research and analysis on regulatory and monetary policy topics, analyzes and comments on proposed regulations, and represents the financial services industry with respect to cybersecurity, fraud, and other information security issues.
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