The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced the appointment of five individuals to senior leadership roles within the agency.
Ryan Billingsley will serve as Director of the Division of Risk Management Supervision (RMS). In this role, he will oversee safety and soundness examinations and supervision for insured commercial banks and savings institutions. Billingsley had been serving as Acting Director since March 2025. His previous experience includes time as Deputy Director of Capital Markets and Accounting Policy at the FDIC, as well as positions in the private banking sector.
Matthew P. Reed has been named General Counsel for the FDIC after acting in that capacity since January 2025. Reed’s background includes executive work in emerging technology and anti-money laundering policy, along with prior roles at a global bank, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Financial Research, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, and counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Alex LePore is appointed Deputy to the Chairman for Policy. LePore returned to the FDIC in January 2024 as Deputy to the Vice Chairman and has acted as a key policy advisor to agency leadership. He previously worked at a major law firm and on Capitol Hill with the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mark L. Handzlik becomes Special Advisor to the Chairman after serving as Deputy to the Vice Chairman since January 2023. Handzlik has provided policy analysis on capital reforms such as Basel III during his tenure at both FDIC’s Legal Division and while working with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Dan Marcotte is now officially appointed FDIC Ombudsman following an acting period beginning May 2025. Marcotte brings more than three decades of experience at FDIC, including service as Chicago Regional Ombudsman since December 2014.
In announcing these appointments, no direct quotations were included from any officials or appointees.
