The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has announced that Chad Davis has been appointed senior vice president for legislative policy. In this role, Davis will lead CSBS’s engagement with Congress and guide the organization’s legislative strategy to advance the interests of state financial regulators nationwide.
Davis’s responsibilities will include directing CSBS’s legislative operations, shaping policy development, and serving as the primary architect of advocacy initiatives that support the organization’s mission of strengthening state supervision of financial institutions. His leadership is expected to enhance CSBS’s influence on federal policy discussions affecting the dual banking system and the broader financial services market in the U.S.
"Chad brings a career of experience in financial services to CSBS, along with well established relationships in Congress, among the states, and across the federal agencies," said CSBS President and CEO Brandon Milhorn. "His addition to the CSBS team will support ongoing state efforts to protect the dual banking system and help promote a dynamic financial services market in the United States."
Before joining CSBS, Davis served as vice president for public affairs at the Cato Institute, where he led federal and state government affairs, communications, and external engagement. His career in financial services policy and government relations spans more than two decades and includes senior leadership and advisory roles at several key institutions, such as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
CSBS represents financial regulators from all 50 states and U.S. territories. It oversees supervision of the majority of U.S. banks and administers the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) for non-depository financial service providers.
