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Leader Biographies:
James F. E. Gillespie, Jr.
Deputy Chief Counsel
Since October 2004, James (Jeff) Gillespie has been the deputy chief counsel for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in Washington,
D.C.
In this position, Mr. Gillespie is responsible for overseeing the OCC's Legislative and Regulatory Activities, Bank Activities and Structure, and Securities
and Corporate Practices Law Divisions. He is also responsible for overseeing the OCC's district counsel staffs in the Northeast and Central District
Offices. Mr. Gillespie was previously assistant chief counsel responsible for management of special projects, particularly those that involve electronic
banking.
He has held management and staff positions in the OCC's Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Corporate Organization and Resolutions
Division, the Litigation Division, the Legal Advisory Services Division and the Legislative Counsel Division.
Mr. Gillespie joined the Comptroller's Office in 1979 after completing a federal judicial clerkship.
Mr. Gillespie holds a juris doctor from Indiana University where he graduated summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, and received his bachelor's of arts
from Ohio Wesleyan University.
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