The speaker line-up for the 2025 Fair Lending Forum is being developed. Check back for updates. For now, take a look at this year’s speaker line-up. We look forward to seeing you in 2025!

Josh Stein
Attorney General
North Carolina

Robert D. Broeksmit
President and CEO
Mortgage Bankers Association

Lindsey Johnson
President and CEO
Community Bankers Association

Andy Sandler
Founder and CEO
Asurity

Grovetta Gardineer
Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Ben Olson
Senior Associate Director for Consumer Protection & Supervision
Federal Reserve Board, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs

Varda Hussain
Principal Deputy Chief for Fair Lending in the Civil Rights Division, Housing and Civil Enforcement Section
U.S. Department of Justice

J. Frank Vespa-Papaleo
Principal Deputy Fair Lending Director
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Dr. Anurag Agarwal
President
RiskExec

Sean McGuire
Assistant General Counsel – Executive Director
Wells Fargo

Dr. Marsha Courchane
VP and Practice Leader
Charles River Associates

Andrea Mitchell
Managing Partner
Mitchell Sandler

Jesse Van Tol
President and CEO
National Community Reinvestment Coalition

Grace Brasington
Senior Managing Director
Asurity Advisors

Robert Maddox
Partner
Bradley

Linda Ezuka
Founder
CRA Today and the CRA Hub

Kathleen Ryan
SVP, Fair and Responsible Banking
American Bankers Association

Christa Carter
Head of Fair Lending and Responsible Banking
Flagstar

Jim Braaksma II
Director of Risk
Upstart

Ruthann Redmon
Director, Compliance, Fair Lending/Fair Servicing
Cenlar

Daniella Casseres
Partner
Mitchell Sandler

Kristy Curl
Chief Compliance Officer
Stellar Bank

Chris Napier
Partner
Mitchell Sandler

Donna Schmidt
Owner and Founder
DLS Servicing

Laura Rau
Chief Compliance Officer, EVP
Independent Financial Bank

Chris J. Willis
Partner
Troutman Pepper

James Wylie
Associate Director
Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Fair Lending Oversight

Patricia Hartsfield-Davis
Senior Advisor
Asurity Advisors

Britt Faircloth
Senior Director of the Office of Fair and Responsible Banking
Citizens Bank

Patti Joyner
President and Owner
Financial Solutions

Amit Jnagal
Founder and CEO
Infrrd

Monica Shelton
Director, Regulatory Technology
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Krista Shonk
Vice President and Senior Counsel
American Bankers Association

Jennifer Slagle Peck
Acting Deputy Chief in the Housing and Civil Enforcement Section
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

Anne Marie Pippin
Acting Deputy Director Division of Conservatorship Oversight and Readiness (DCOR)
Federal Housing Finance Agency

Stephen Hicks
SVP, Global Risk Executive
Bank of America

Jennie Heaton
Head of Fair and Responsible Banking
Truist Bank

Vicki Vidal
Senior Regulatory Counsel -Corporate Compliance
ICE Mortgage Technology

Lindsay Yousif
Executive Director, Compliance
Fair & Responsible Banking Officer
Ally

Christina Speh
Chief Compliance Officer
Wintrust

Lee Howerin
Vice President, Senior Compliance Risk Manager
Truist Financial Corporation

Michelle Brewer
SVP, Fair and Responsible Banking Officer
United Community

Deborah Grissom
Senior Advisor
Asurity Advisors

Lynn Woosley
Managing Director
Asurity Advisors

Carl Pry
Senior Advisor
Asurity Advisors

Jan Bergeson
Executive Director & CRA Officer
Ally Bank

Ed Kramer
Senior Advisor
Asurity

Sarah Brons
SVP, Community Reinvestment Act Products and Services RiskExec

Jesse Taylor
Director, Compliance Products & Services
RiskExec