-- William Mark Author Detail Menu Contact Us Subscribe Submit Our Publication Menu Our Publication Overview View All Articles View by Topic Writers Cohort Resources & Districts Menu Resources & Districts System Outreach & Resources Federal Reserve System Events About Us Menu About Us About Us Advisory Board Contact Us Home Our Publication Writers Cohort William Mark Lead Examiner, Supervision and Regulation Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago William (Bill) Mark is a lead examiner in the Supervision and Regulation Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. With more than 30 years of experience in banking supervision, Bill has supervised banks and bank holding companies of varying sizes and complexities, ranging from small community banks to large domestic and foreign multinational banking organizations. He led the Federal Reserve System’s Private Equity Merchant Banking Knowledge Center, which provided analysis, education, and supervision. Bill is a System instructor, sharing knowledge with the Fed’s examiner corps and developing the next generation of instructors and trainers. He is also the principal architect of the annual interagency Community Bankers Symposium at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Bill has authored and coauthored articles for Community Banking Connections on various topics, and he contributes to several of the Chicago Fed’s Fed Letters and blogs. Bill has an M.B.A. from Loyola University Chicago and a B.S. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Topics Supervisory Process and Guidance Laws and Regulations Applications Share this page Print Featured Work Information Technology Management/Risk Management The Future Is Now – The Quantum Risk of Quantum Computing Read More Corporate Governance Laws and Regulations Operational Risk Management/Risk Management Risk Is Our Business: Application of Risk Management Protocols* Read More Corporate Governance Market Risk Management/Risk Management Risk Is Our Business: A Supervisory Perspective on the Dynamics of Risk and Risk Management Read More View All Community Banking Connections is a go-to information source that offers resources, tools, and policy insights to help community bankers across the United States. Privacy Policy ©2026 Federal Reserve Banks. This material is the intellectual property of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks and cannot be copied without permission.