Bao Nguyen serves as Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief of Staff of Flagstar Bank, N.A. since April 2024.
Mr. Nguyen brings extensive experience as a financial services professional. Most recently he served as a Partner for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP where he advised global and regional financial institutions, fintech and digital asset companies and private equity firms on the regulatory aspects of complex transactions, charters, compliance matters and enforcement issues. Prior to joining Skadden, he held senior positions with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), including as acting Chief Counsel and, most recently, as Principal Deputy Chief Counsel. During his time at the OCC, he oversaw significant policy decisions, rulemaking, transaction reviews and enforcement matters.
Earlier in his career he served as Acting Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as Senior Counsel at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and as a Banking Fellow in the U.S. Senate, negotiating key reforms to the U.S. regulatory framework as part of the Dodd-Frank Act.