Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> May 19, 2003
ROBERT R. DAVIS is Executive Vice President and Managing Director
of Government Relations at America's Community Bankers, where he
directs legislative and regulatory advocacy and oversees other
association activities. During his tenure, ACB has been a leader
in passage of several legislative milestones, including: the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; the Deposit Insurance Funds Act of 1996;
and tax relief legislation in 1996. Prior to joining America's
Community Bankers in 1993, he was Senior Vice President at the
New York Mercantile Exchange. Before that, he was appointed by
President Reagan to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission. During his six years at the CFTC, he
established and chaired the Financial Products Advisory
Committee, where he pioneered the update of regulations on
hedging and risk management, initiated analysis and review of OTC
derivatives and swaps and helped craft regulatory changes in
response to the 1987 stock market crash. Prior to joining the
CFTC, Mr. Davis held several positions as an economist and
financial markets analyst, including Chief Economist for the
Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress. He also
has served as Vice President and Economist at the Harris Bank in
Chicago, and as Financial Economist at the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation. He started his career as a college
professor at Vanderbilt University and holds a PhD in economics
from Virginia Tech. Profile
Community Bankers?
Mr. Davis: America's Community Bankers is a national trade group
that represents approximately 1,200 banks
