The Honorable Rodney E. Hood is a distinguished financial services executive and board director with nearly three decades of leadership in banking, regulation, risk management, and financial inclusion. He has held multiple presidential appointments — serving in the Administrations of President George W. Bush and President Donald J. Trump, including service as Acting Comptroller of the Currency and as Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). In doing so, he became the first individual in U.S. history to lead both federal regulatory agencies responsible for insured depository institutions. While Acting Comptroller, he also served on the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), and as Chairman of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC).
Mr. Hood currently serves as an independent director on the boards of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta and Zest AI. At FHLBank Atlanta, he is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compliance & Enterprise Risk Management Committee. He also serves on the International Advisory Board for Strategic Resource Management (SRM) and as a Board Observer for two financial technology firms, Vestwell and ModernFi. His prior career includes senior leadership positions with JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, NationsBank (now Bank of America), GE Capital, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He also served on the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors and as Chairman of NeighborWorks America.
Internationally, Mr. Hood has been recognized as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a Salzburg Global Fellow, and a Young Leader with the American Council on Germany. He frequently engages in global financial forums, advising and collaborating with central bankers and regulators across the UK, EU, Japan, Africa, and the Middle East.
A frequent author and speaker, Mr. Hood has been published in the Wall Street Journal, American Banker, and other leading outlets. He brings to board service a unique blend of regulatory insight, global perspective, and a career-long commitment to responsible growth and consumer access.