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Guest Speaker Biographies - James C. Watkins

Last Updated: November 15, 2010

Mr. Watkins is the Deputy Director, Supervisory Examinations, where he oversees the Risk Management and Applications, Enforcement Action, Large Bank, and Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering units.  He has been with the FDIC for 30-years as a Bank Examiner, Case Manager, Assistant Regional Director, Deputy Regional Director, and served on special executive assignments. 

A certified public accountant, Mr. Watkins is a graduate of James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia; a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking; and obtained a MBA from the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts.