Brandon Williams

About Brandon Williams

Business-minded (J.D./ M.B.A.) executive with over 17 years of financial services and leadership experience, including in-depth AM Law 100 and Fortune 100 experience in a variety of disciplines (e.g, regulatory supervision and enforcement, compliance, operations, litigation, contracts, and project / change management). Engrained “anything it takes” work ethic with a passion for leading highly effective teams and delivering meaningful results through forward-looking strategic planning and execution rigor, team optimization and motivation, and stakeholder collaboration.

Experience

1. AVP & Managing Attorney - Regulatory Enforcement and Affairs Regulatory Affairs Division

   USAA

   Dec 2021 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Executive leader with management responsibility covering the full spectrum of engagement with Federal Regulators (e.g, OCC, Fed, FDIC, CFPB), including the following: o Head of Regulatory Enforcement – managing a team of attorneys advising on threatened and existing enforcement actions, including defending against Regulator escalation letters and subpoenas; preparing enforcement action corrective action plans and progress reports; preparing communications to Regulators on behalf of the Board; and advising on compliance with consumer regulations.o Regulatory Affairs – managing a team of regulatory affairs professionals coordinating and advising on interactions with the Regulators, including preparing for and managing examinations; creating and executing corrective action plans to address Regulator findings; preparing management for and attending meetings with Regulators; managing responses to continuous monitoring and ad-hoc Regulator requests; serving as Regulator points of contact.• Serve as advisor to the Board, CEO, and Senior Leaders as well as primary point of contact for the Regulators.• Manage the Regulatory Affairs strategic planning process and execution against the plan. • Co-lead the USAA rapid response team with the Head of Government Relations to manage reputation risk events.

Education

• University of Oxford

  Study Abroad, Comparative Studies of British and American Law

  2004 — 2004

• The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

  B.A., Finance

  2001 — 2005

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law

  Doctor of Law - JD

• Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA