Grady B. Hedgespeth

About Grady B. Hedgespeth

Dynamic senior executive with an entrepreneurial bent. Thirty plus years of senior executive leadership, negotiating and deal making experience in finance, private equity, government and non-profits. Strategist and advisor to multi-billion dollar corporations in diagnosing and solving complex organizational/operational problems. A visionary with a track record of creating successful start-up businesses within large, complex organizations. An experienced organizational spokesperson who possesses strong interpersonal and media communication skills. Educational, professional and voluntary activities have focused on the intersection of business, government and society, especially in providing greater economic opportunity to historically disenfranchised communities.

Experience

1. Assistant Director, Small Business Lending Markets

   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

   Apr 2016 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Serves as the Bureau’s subject matter expert on small business lending providing thought leadership and managerial support in the execution of CFPB’s mission. Executive sponsor responsible for the implementation of Section 1071 of the Dodd Frank Act which will require lenders to collect and report information about credit applications made by small businesses, including race and gender of the owners.

Education

• University of Virginia

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  1974 — 1978

• Harvard Kennedy School of Government

  Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.)

  1978 — 1980