The SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) at Southern Methodist University, a nationally renowned source for banking executive education, has announced that Michelle W. Bowman, Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision, will be the keynote speaker for the SWGSB 161st Assembly for Bank Directors in Oahu, January 29–February 1, 2026.
Responsible for overseeing the supervision and regulation of depository institution holding companies and other financial firms supervised by the board, Bowman has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System since 2018. As the only member of the board with banking and state supervisory experience, she chairs its subcommittee on smaller and regional community banking, and serves on the board’s payments, clearing and settlement committee.
“We’re thrilled to have Vice Chair Bowman join us as keynote speaker,” says William T. Chittenden, Ph.D., president and CEO of SWGSB. “The new year will present new challenges and competition for community banks. Whether you are new to a bank board, aspire to be on a bank board or are a board member of longstanding, the experts joining us in Oahu will prepare you for 2026 and beyond.”
The 161st Assembly for Bank Directors will be held at The Ritz-Carlton O’ahu, Turtle Bay, Oahu, Hawaii.
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