Kathleen L. Casey was appointed chair of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) Board of Trustees, for a three-year term effective January 1, 2020. Ms. Casey originally joined the FAF Board of Trustees in January 2018.

Ms. Casey is a senior advisor at Patomak Global Partners in Washington, DC a financial services consultancy that specializes in strategic advisory, compliance, enforcement, and litigation support services.

Prior to joining Patomak Global Partners, she had a distinguished 18-year public service career. Ms. Casey previously served a five-year appointment as a commissioner on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where she acted as the SEC’s principal representative in various internal fora, including multilateral and bilateral regulatory dialogues, the G-20 Financial Stability Board, and the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO).

She began her career working for the U.S. Senate, including serving as the staff director and counsel to the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.

Ms. Casey currently serves as a director of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. Her other board memberships include Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Health, the International Valuation Standards Council, and the Library of Congress Trust Fund. Ms. Casey earned her BA from Pennsylvania State University and her JD from George Mason University.