Martin J. Gruenberg

Martin J. Gruenberg (born 1953) is the acting Chairman and was the 20th Chairman of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). [1] [2] He was appointed to the post for a five-year term by Barack Obama. His appointment was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 15, 2012.[2]

Martin Gruenberg
Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Incumbent
Assumed office February 5, 2022 Acting
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Jelena McWilliams
In office July 8, 2011 – June 5, 2018 Acting: July 8, 2011 – November 15, 2012
President	Barack Obama Donald Trump
Deputy	Thomas M. Hoenig
Preceded by	Sheila Bair
Succeeded by	Jelena McWilliams
In office November 15, 2005 – June 26, 2006 Acting
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Donald Powell
Succeeded by	Sheila Bair
Personal details
Born	1953 (age 68–69)
Political party	Democratic
Education	Princeton University (BA) Case Western Reserve University (JD)

Gruenberg has served on the FDIC Board of Directors since August 22, 2005. He served as Acting Chairman from November 16, 2005, to June 26, 2006, and again from July 9, 2011, to November 15, 2012. He is the longest-serving director in FDIC history, surpassing a record set by Preston Delano (who served in his capacity as Comptroller of the Currency from 1938 to 1953) in December 2019.[3]

Before joining the FDIC Board, Gruenberg served as Senior Counsel to Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD) on the staff of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs from 1993 to 2005. He also served as Staff Director of the Banking Committee's Subcommittee on International Finance and Monetary Policy from 1987 to 1992. Gruenberg served as Chairman of the Executive Council and President of the International Association of Deposit Insurers from November 2007 to November 2012.

Gruenberg holds a J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and an A.B. from Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.[2]