Nathan Dean
Government Policy Analyst, Financial Services, Bloomberg Intelligence
Mr. Dean specializes in financial services, covering Congress and regulatory agencies including the SEC, CFTC and Federal Reserve. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Mr. Dean worked in the government affairs departments for CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) and Bank of America, where he focused on the regulatory implementation of Dodd-Frank and Congressional attempts to amend the Act. Prior to his time in government affairs, Mr. Dean worked in Bank of America's structured finance division.
Pamela J. Garvie
Partner, K&L Gates
Ms. Garvie provides customized intelligence and analysis to institutional investors and hedge funds on a broad range of federal legislative and regulatory activities that impact their investments. She also represents transportation, media, retail, and other business clients before the Congress and federal agencies on issues dealing with economic, safety, and security regulation, advertising and programming restrictions, and taxes and trade. Before joining the firm, she was chief counsel to the Subcommittees on Aviation; Surface Transportation; and Business, Trade, and Tourism of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the U.S. Senate, as well as counsel to the full committee.
Karishma Shah Page
Partner, K&L Gates
Ms. Page concentrates her practice on federal legislative and regulatory policy, focusing on tax, financial services, retirement, health care, and employee benefits issues. Ms. Page has extensive experience working on a variety of tax legislation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, retirement legislation, the Affordable Care Act, and related rulemaking and regulatory activity. Ms. Page works closely on issues involving the Senate Finance Committee, House Financial Services Committee, Senate Banking Committee, among others, as well as the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, and financial regulators.
Kim N. Wallace
Executive Managing Director, Renaissance Macro Research
Mr. Wallace has enjoyed a 30-year career in policy analysis in state and federal governments and capital markets. Nominated by President Obama in March 2009 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Mr. Wallace most recently served as Treasury Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs until October 2011. During this period Mr. Wallace focused on helping to implement fiscal, financial, and international trade policies designed to advance U.S. economic recovery and growth. Mr. Wallace is proud to have received the Alexander Hamilton Award from Secretary Timothy Geithner, the highest honor bestowed on Treasury Department officials. Prior to his service in the Obama administration, from 1994-2008, Mr. Wallace was an analyst and a managing director at Lehman Brothers and, briefly during this period, he managed two research units at Barclays Capital.
