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Discover the experiences and the faces behind Banking Bad.
Our Experience
Whether the next crisis is triggered by cryptocurrency, private lending, fintech, social media, or something else, and whether it spills over to the more regulated banking sector, we can't know for sure. But what we do know is that the seeds for the next crisis are being planted today. History may not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
John Bovenzi had a long career in senior roles at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) where he was a principal adviser to nine FDIC Chairmen. John was Deputy to the Chairman during the Saving and Loan Crisis and later Deputy to the Chairman and Chief Operating Officer during the 2008 Financial Crisis. He also served as the Chief Executive Officer of IndyMac Federal Bank while the bank was owned and operated as a bridge bank by the FDIC. Subsequently, John was a Senior Partner at Oliver Wyman, the financial consultancy, and is a Co-Founder of The Bovenzi Group, a boutique financial advisory firm specializing in banking issues. He also is the author of Inside the FDIC: Thirty Years of Bank Failures, Bailouts, and Regulatory Battles.
John Bovenzi
Tom Vice
Tom Vice, CPA, CFA, is a finance expert with over four decades of leadership in banking, insurance, and crisis management. During his tenure at the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), he managed the resolution of more than 20 financial institutions and spearheaded national resolution planning for Canada’s largest banks. A seasoned advisor to federal regulators and international agencies, Tom also recently served as a board member for HSB Canada. On Banking Bad, he leverages his deep expertise to provide listeners with rare insights into the critical decisions and consequences surrounding global financial collapses.
Mr. Walker has experience in deposit insurance, bank resolution, economics and crisis management. From 2016-23 he was the Secretary General of the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) in Basel where he helped strengthen IADI’s role as the international standard setter for deposit insurance. He was instrumental in developing IADI’s Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems.
Prior to joining IADI, Mr. Walker spent 22 years with the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation in insurance, policy, and risk assessment. He has also worked with the Financial Stability Board, the Bank for International Settlements, the IMF, the World Bank and has provided technical assistance to over 40 countries.