Sheila Bair

Former Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Sheila Bair was the Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from 2006 to 2011.

Prior to assuming her post at the FDIC, Ms. Bair served as assistant secretary for financial institutions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and as senior vice president for government relations of the New York Stock Exchange.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Kansas and a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law.