Jeremiah Norton
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial
Institutions Policy
Jeremiah O. Norton was named Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions on June 12, 2007. In this position, Norton oversees the Office of Financial Institutions Policy which develops, analyzes, and coordinates the Department’s policies on legislative and regulatory issues affecting financial institutions, including depository institutions, insurance companies, government sponsored enterprises, securities firms, finance companies, mutual funds, and all other regulated and unregulated financial intermediaries. The Office’s principal focus is on issues dealing with safety and soundness, market structure, condition, and competitiveness, and regulatory structure. Norton also oversees the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, which is the Treasury office that implements and manages the program created by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002.
Prior to Treasury, Norton served on the legislative staff of Representative Edward R. Royce, a senior Member of the House Committee on Financial Services. In this capacity, he served as the primary adviser on issues such as banking, insurance, securities, and government sponsored enterprises. Prior to joining Representative Royce, Norton worked in the Financial Institutions and Governments investment banking group at J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.
A native of McLean, Virginia, Norton received an A.B. in Economics from Duke University, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.
