Kevin Bailey

Global Head of Regulatory Affairs Citigroup

Kevin Bailey is Citigroup’s Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, serving as Citi’s senior representative with respect to a variety of regulatory bodies in the U.S. and around the world. Partnering with key Citi businesses and functions, Kevin is responsible for assessing the impact of existing and proposed regulations on Citi’s franchise, clients and customers. He is also responsible for driving Citi’s advocacy efforts across critical regulatory reform areas, ensuring internal efforts are coordinated and consistent.

Kevin joins Citi from GE Capital, where he served as Global Head, Enterprise Risk & Resolution Planning. In that role, he was responsible for the strategic oversight and management of GE Capital’s Enterprise Risk function, including recovery and resolution planning, board and risk governance, risk reporting, enterprise risk and operational risk. Kevin was initially hired by GE Capital as Global Head of Supervisory Affairs, leading GE Capital’s global engagement strategy with domestic and foreign prudential and compliance supervisors, including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, OCC, FDIC and CFPB.

Kevin also has over 20 years of bank regulatory experience. He worked for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in various capacities, including Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy and as head of the OCC’s Capital Policy function. Kevin was also a U.S. representation to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and Chairman of the Basel Committee’s Operational Risk Sub-group.

Kevin holds a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law, a B.A. from Boston College and is a CFA Charter Holder.