Jonathan Gould (lawyer)
Jonathan Gould | |
|---|---|
 Gould in 2025 | |
| 32nd Comptroller of the Currency | |
| Assumed office July 15, 2025[1] | |
| Preceded by | Rodney E. Hood (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Washington and Lee University (JD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jonathan V. Gould is an American lawyer who is the Comptroller of the Currency. He has worked for Alston & Bird, Promontory Financial Group, BlackRock, Jones Day, and for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Biography
Gould graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts cum laude.[2] He later attended Washington and Lee University where he received his Juris Doctor degree as part of the class of 2001.[3][4]
In 2001, Gould began his career, working as an associate for the firm Alston & Bird through 2005.[2] Afterwards, he was employed by the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs from 2005 to 2008 as a counsel.[5] He then served as the director of the Promontory Financial Group from 2008 to 2014, where he "advised clients on bank regulatory issues".[2][5] Gould later was a director for the investment company BlackRock from 2014 to 2018.[2]
Gould returned to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in February 2018, becoming the committee's chief counsel.[5] On December 24, 2018, he was appointed the senior deputy comptroller and the chief counsel in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).[5] He served under Comptroller Joseph Otting and remained in his position at the OCC until June 2021, having served several months into the Joe Biden administration.[2][6] Gould returned to law in February 2022, first joining Bitfury, a blockchain firm, as its chief legal officer before becoming a partner at Jones Day, a law firm, in September the same year.[4][7][8]
In February 2025, Gould was announced by President Donald Trump as the nominee to serve as Comptroller of the Currency.[6] He was confirmed by the Senate on July 10, in a 50 to 45 vote,[9][10] taking office five days later on July 15, 2025 as the 32nd Comptroller.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Jonathan V. Gould Takes Office as the 32nd Comptroller of the Currency" (Press release). Washington: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. July 15, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Jonathan Gould". LegiStorm.
- ^ "Jonathan Gould Named OCC Chief Counsel" (Press release). Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. December 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "Practice Profile: Jonathan Gould '01L Is a Partner in the Financial Markets Group at Jones Day". Washington and Lee University. December 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "OCC Names New Chief Counsel". Law.com. December 26, 2018 – via Yahoo Finance.
- ^ a b Stratford, Michael; Harty, Declan; O'Donnell, Katy (February 11, 2025). "Trump taps bank, Wall Street regulators for top posts". Politico.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Jonathan V. Gould". Jones Day.
- ^ Saulsbery, Gabrielle (February 12, 2025). "OCC vet Gould nominated to lead agency". Banking Dive. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Schroeder, Pete (July 10, 2025). "US Senate confirms Gould to serve as large-bank watchdog". Reuters. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Roll call vote 383, via Senate.gov