Rutledge, William L.

Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; New York William L. Rutledge is Executive Vice President in charge of the Bank Supervision Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a member of the Bank’s Management Committee. Rutledge was a member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision from 1999 through 2004. The Bank Supervision Group is responsible for supervising and regulating all state member banks, financial holding companies and other bank holding companies, and foreign banks operating within the Second Federal Reserve District. It is also heavily involved in the development of supervisory policies and procedures both domestically and internationally and processes applications by banking organizations to expand their activities. Prior to being named head of Banking Supervision at year-end 1999, Rutledge had been Senior Vice President since 1992. Rutledge has a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and a Master of Arts degree in economics from Yale University.