The Financial Services Roundtable (FSR) recently announced the promotion of Anthony Cimino as head of government affairs.
Cimino, who joined FSR in 2012, was promoted from senior vice president of risk management. In that role, he oversaw FSR’s advocacy on systemic risk regulation, enterprise risk management, and insurance products and services. Cimino played an instrumental role in the recent reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program and has been a key player in policy discussions around flood Insurance, patent reform, and tax reform among others.
“Anthony is a tremendous leader with a strong vision to advance the financial industry’s priorities in Washington,” FSR CEO Tim Pawlenty said. “FSR looks forward to having him at the helm as we look to modernize the financial regulatory system in a way that helps grow the economy while better serving and protecting consumers.”
In his new role, Cimino will look to improve the financial system in areas like Financial Stability Oversight Council reform, improving retirement security policies, Durbin Amendment repeal, housing finance reform, FinTech policy, and cybersecurity policy, to name a few.
Prior to joining FSR, Cimino served as senior professional staff for the House Financial Services Committee, where he oversaw the subcommittee on International Monetary Policy. In that role, he helped develop the congressional response to the financial crisis and worked on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Cimino holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California—Los Angeles, and a Master of Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University.