Community Banking Home 2026 Conference About Agenda Research & Analysis Conference News Conference Archive 2025 Conference About Agenda Papers Speaker Bios Video Photo Gallery 2024 Conference About Agenda Papers Speaker Bios Video Photo Gallery 2023 Conference About Agenda Papers Speaker Bios Video Photo Gallery Full Conference Archive Go to the Full Conference Archive for access to past conferences not listed on this menu. Video Register-- I. Lise Kruse Name I. Lise Kruse Affiliation North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions ; Chair, CSBS Title Commissioner Lise Kruse is the current Chair of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the commissioner of the North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions. She was named commissioner in 2017. She joined the Department of Financial Institutions as a financial institutions examiner in 2004 and was promoted to chief examiner-banks in 2011.  Prior to joining the DFI, she worked for a life insurance company in Fargo, ND. She received a Bachelor of Arts with majors in business and organizational communication from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn. And her MBA with an emphasis in information technology from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Kruse is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.  In 2020, Kruse was elected by her peers to serve on the CSBS executive board. She also serves on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Regulatory Advisory Board. © 2026 CommunityBanking.org About Legal Privacy Contact Shortcuts: