The Starling Compendium Contributors

Starling is honored to feature contributions from some of the leading voices in regulation and supervision, industry, the legal profession, scholars, and other thought leaders.  

› Topic: "Failed Supervision"

Stuart Mackintosh

Executive Director, Group of Thirty

Stuart Mackintosh is the Executive Director of the Group of Thirty.


Stephen Scott

Founder & CEO of Starling Trust Sciences

Stephen spent a 25-year career in risk management and corporate intelligence, providing clients with insights into the causes of organizational dysfunction or under-performance.


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Starling Insights Editorial Board

Starling's team of editors provide review and analysis of current trends and developments in the industry.


Sharon Donnery

Deputy Governor, Financial Regulation

Sharon Donnery was first appointed Deputy Governor in March 2016 and has been an ex-officio member of the Central’s Bank Commission since that date. She has held the Deputy Governor, Financial Regulation role at the Central Bank of Ireland since 1 July 2022 and is a member of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board.


Randal Quarles

past-Vice Chair for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board

Randal Quarles previously served as Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System from 2017 to 2021, and he was the Chairman of the Financial Stability Board from 2018 to 2021.


Peter Routledge

Canada's Superintendent of Financial Institutions

Peter Routledge is Canada's Superintendent of Financial Institutions.


Peter Conti-Brown

Class of 1965 Associate Professor of Financial Regulation at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Nonresident Fellow in Economics Studies at The Brookings Institution.

Peter Conti-Brown is the Class of 1965 Associate Professor of Financial Regulation at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Nonresident Fellow in Economics Studies at The Brookings Institution.


Margaret E. Tahyar

Head of the Financial Institutions practice, Davis Polk

Margaret E. Tahyar is Head of the Financial Institutions practice and a member of the Fintech team at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.


Greg Medcraft

Former Director, OECD Directorate for Financial & Enterprise Affairs

Greg Medcraft was Director of the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs of the OECD from November 2017 to July 2021 contributing guidance, strategy and support for the Directorate’s policy and standard-setting work for financial and commercial enterprises.


Greg Baer

President and Chief Executive Officer at the Bank Policy Institute.

Greg Baer is the President and Chief Executive Officer at the Bank Policy Institute. Previously, he served as President of The Clearing House Association and Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The Clearing House Payments Company, the largest private sector payments operator in the United States.


Eugene A. Ludwig

27th US Comptroller of the Currency and CEO & Founder of Ludwig Advisors

Eugene A. Ludwig, 27th Comptroller of the Currency, is a business and civic leader and expert on banking, regulation, risk management, and fiscal policy.


Clare Bolingford

Executive Director, Regulatory Delivery, New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA)

Clare Bolingford is the Executive Director, Regulatory Delivery for the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA). Clare is responsible for directing, planning and delivery of the FMA’s core regulatory functions across licensing, engagement and supervision of regulated individuals and firms.


Bryan Stirewalt

Former Chief Executive of the Dubai Financial Services Authority

Bryan Stirewalt is a former Chief Executive of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), having worked at the agency for 14 years.


Andrea Enria

Former Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB)

Andrea Enria was Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) from 2019 to 2024. Before that he was the first Chairperson of the European Banking Authority from March 2011.


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