Renita Marcellin Appointed Senior Advisor to Board Member Otsuka

National Credit Union Administration Board Member Tanya F. Otsuka announced today the appointment of Renita Marcellin as her senior advisor.

“Renita brings a wealth of financial regulatory knowledge and mission-oriented public policy experience, and I am delighted that she is taking on this crucial role,” Board Member Otsuka said. “Throughout her career, she has excelled at building coalitions and working with a broad range of stakeholders to advance important policy goals. Her dedication to building an equitable economy and financial system will be invaluable to the NCUA and the millions of Americans who depend on a safe and fair credit union system.”

Marcellin has broad experience in financial services and financial regulatory policy, including prudential regulation and systemic risk, consumer finance, capital markets, and corporate governance. She most recently served as the legislative and advocacy director at Americans for Financial Reform, and formerly served as their senior policy analyst on banking issues. Previously, Marcellin was a senior associate at JPMorgan Chase where she worked to strengthen the bank’s anti-money laundering controls and chaired her team’s Diversity and Inclusion committee to build awareness on the systemic racial inequities affecting the U.S. banking system.

Marcellin holds a Bachelor of Arts from Baruch College and a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University.