Jeremy Brandon

Jeremy provides leadership and direction for Sallie Mae’s internal audit function with a focus on helping the company identify issues, mitigate risks, and comply with regulatory requirements. He reports to the company’s Audit Committee and provides an independent assessment of the company’s risk management practices and control environment to the Board, senior management, and other key executives.

Jeremy brings to Sallie Mae nearly two decades of comprehensive expertise in problem-solving, strategic thinking, risk management, and relationship building. Prior to joining Sallie Mae in November 2021, he served as senior vice president and head of audit for Capital One’s consumer bank, commercial bank, and AML and compliance areas. Prior to that, he was the senior compliance officer for Capital One’s card business, leading a large team in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Jeremy has also been a litigation partner at the law firms of Gibson Dunn and Crutcher LLP and Susman Godfrey LLP. He also served as legal counsel to Senator John Kerry, advising him on domestic legal matters as well as policy issues related to financial services, banking, antitrust, securities, and intellectual property.

Jeremy earned a Bachelor of Science in political science from Texas A&M University, graduating at the top of his class. He later earned his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude. He then clerked for Judge Jeffrey R. Howard on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Jeremy lives in the Washington D.C. area with his husband and two children.