Office of Finance and Insurance Industries (OFII) Staff Directory

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Contact information for finance and insurance experts within the Office of Finance and Insurance Industries (OFII), International Trade Administration.

OFFICE OF FINANCE AND INSURANCE INDUSTRIES

Director 
Paul Thanos | Paul.Thanos@trade.gov

Team Lead, Banking, Trade and Project Finance
Erik Lenz | Erik.Lenz@trade.gov

Trade and Investment Policy Lead 
Chris Rosettie | Chris.Rosettie@trade.gov

Financial Services Team:

Insurance; Pensions; Asset Management; Insurtech; Staff lead for OECD Insurance and Pensions Committee 
Michael Corbin | Michael.Corbin@trade.gov

Insurance; Health Insurance; Insurtech; Financial Services Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Israly Echegaray | Israly.Echegaray@trade.gov

Digital Assets; Blockchain Technology; ESG Strategies; Financial Services Data; Future of Work 
Colin Leach | Colin.Leach@trade.gov 

Fintech; Blockchain; Financial Resilience; South East Asia Finance and Insurance
Vincent Tran | Vincent.Tran@trade.gov

Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Initiative Coordinator; OFII Advisory Council Designated Federal Officer (DFO); Platform Economy; Financial Resilience
Patrick Zimet| Patrick.Zimet@trade.gov

Banking, Trade and Project Finance Team:

Payments; Future of Work; Carbon Markets; ESG Initiative; OFII Advisory Council Deputy DFO
Morgan Grantner | Morgan.Grantner@trade.gov

Development Finance Corporation Board Liaison; EXIM Bank Board Liaison; Multilateral Development Banks; Export Credits
John Harkness | John.Harkness@trade.gov

Banking; Securities; Fintech; Sustainable Finance 
Scott Schmith | Scott.Schmith@trade.gov

Global Financial Services Team:

Team Leader
Peter Sexton | Peter.Sexton@trade.gov

Deputy Team Leader
Brian Beams | Brian.Beams@trade.gov