Stephen T Gannon

Stephen T. Gannon is a financial services industry leader with over 40 years of experience in private practice and in-house counsel positions. He began his career at Hunton & Williams (now Hunton Andrews Kurth) focusing on securities litigation and went on to establish securities practices at other firms. Steve previously served as the General Counsel of Citizens Financial Group, the nation's 12th-largest retail and commercial bank. In this position, he served on the Executive Committee and...See more

Stephen T. Gannon is a financial services industry leader with over 40 years of experience in private practice and in-house counsel positions. He began his career at Hunton & Williams (now Hunton Andrews Kurth) focusing on securities litigation and went on to establish securities practices at other firms. Steve previously served as the General Counsel of Citizens Financial Group, the nation's 12th-largest retail and commercial bank. In this position, he served on the Executive Committee and was responsible for all legal, corporate governance, corporate transactions, government relations, regulatory relations, and litigation functions. Prior to Citizens, he served as Head of the Legal Department at Capital One Financial Corporation as well as General Counsel for Wachovia Securities (now Wells Fargo Advisors). He is now a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLC. During the course of During the course of his career, Steve has held significant leadership positions in several financial industry organizations including the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) (Advisory Council, Co-Chair of Bank Regulation Sub-Committee); Bank Policy Institute (General Counsel's Forum); The Clearinghouse Association (Chair, Managing Board); and The Financial Services Roundtable. Steve has spent the last two decades as a senior advisor at the highest levels of strategic decision-making for several of the country's largest financial institutions. He advises the banking industry on regulatory and strategic matters ranging from public policy and corporate governance to litigation, regulatory compliance, and administrative actions. He also focuses on helping the industry stay abreast of burgeoning fintech and blockchain/digital asset spaces, about which he is a frequent writer and speaker. See less