Nicole Bynum

Nicole Bynum is currently the Deputy Director at the Federal Reserve. Prior to this, they served as the Chief Operating Officer at the Office of Financial Research from February 2013 to September 2016. In this role, they were responsible for the strategic management and effective oversight of the organization's infrastructure, including finance/budget, human capital, procurement, strategic planning, facilities (DC/NY), risk management, governance, audit, privacy, FOIA, and records management.

From March 2009 to February 2013, Nicole served as the Chief of Management & Operations at the Office of Financial Stability at the US Department of the Treasury. In this role, they were responsible for strategically managing key components of operations for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), which had a budget of $700 billion. Key components included technology, human resources, contract administration, facilities, privacy, FOIA, records management, and investment operations.

Prior to their work at the US Department of the Treasury, Nicole served as the Director of Regulatory Reporting at Fannie Mae from May 2006 to February 2009. Before that, they worked as a Consultant at Powell Goldstein LLP from January 2006 to December 2006. Nicole began their career in 1995 as the Ethics Director at MCI, where they worked until December 2006.

Nicole Bynum has a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.S. in Psychology from Georgetown University.

Nicole Bynum reports to Eric S. Belsky, Director, Consumer and Community Affairs. Some of their coworkers include Benjamin Olson - Senior Associate Director, Consumer and Community Affairs, Joseph A. Firschein - Associate Director, and Carolyn Welch - Chief of Staff.