NR 98-19
February 19, 1998

            Steven Yohai Appointed To Manage OCC's 
       Information and Communications Technology Systems

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC) announced the appointment of Steven M. Yohai
as the agency's deputy comptroller for  information
technology services and chief information officer (CIO). 
He is responsible for the development and maintenance of
the agency's computer information, telecommunications, and
technology systems.  

Mr. Yohai has managed a variety of computer and
telecommunications systems in the public and private
sectors.   He worked at the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) from 1987 to 1990, when he left the
federal government to become senior manager for network
systems at MCI Telecommunications.  In 1992, Mr. Yohai 
rejoined HUD, where he became CIO in 1995 and was
responsible for the department's computer operations,
telecommunications, and systems development. 

Mr. Yohai earned his B.S. from Rutgers College in 1975 and
followed this with  graduate work at the University of
Virginia.

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The OCC charters, regulates and supervises more than
2,600 national banks and 66 federal branches and
agencies of foreign banks in the United States,
accounting for 56 percent of the nation's banking
assets.   Its mission is to ensure a safe, sound and
competitive national banking system that supports
the citizens, communities and economy of the United
States.