Thomas is a financial industry expert and former senior bank supervisor with extensive experience in bank regulation, risk management, and consultancy. As a commissioned National Bank Examiner (NBE) and Federal Reserve Bank Examiner (FRBE), he has served as the Central Point of Contact (CPC) for a ...more

Thomas is a financial industry expert and former senior bank supervisor with extensive experience in bank regulation, risk management, and consultancy. As a commissioned National Bank Examiner (NBE) and Federal Reserve Bank Examiner (FRBE), he has served as the Central Point of Contact (CPC) for a major U.S. Systemically Important Financial Institution (SIFI) and as Managing Director of Enterprise Risk Management for a U.S. Banking Agency at the national level. During the Global Financial Crisis, he was one of four voting members on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Capital Committee. Thomas is recognized as a subject matter expert (SME) and thought leader across the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector, with expertise in: - Banking operations and strategy - Credit management and loan review - Stress testing, capital planning, and CCAR - Interest Rate Risk (IRR) and treasury practices - Capital markets and risk analytics - Enterprise risk management and associated technologies Current areas of interest and focus include: - Credit risk management and loss mitigation strategies - Risk, regulation, and compliance - Model risk management and governance - IRR, liquidity risk, and balance sheet optimization - Market surveillance and risk reporting - Digital assets, tokenization, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), and Regulatory Technology (RegTech) - Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications in finance Thomas's career includes leadership roles in the Chief Credit Officer (CCO), Chief Risk Officer (CRO), and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) verticals. He has led risk and regulatory projects within financial organizations, led product management and engineering teams for risk software companies, and held the positions of Board Vice Chairman and Washington DC Regional Director at the Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRMIA). Thomas also served as a Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Technical Trainer to foreign Central Banks and foreign bank supervisory agencies and was FRB national lead on accrual book IRR and liquidity for BHC/FHCs. His most recent role, ending in December 2023, was as a Managing Partner at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), where he advised risk management teams and developed solutions for risk and regulatory challenges in the BFSI sector.less