Robert L. Burns

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Burns was a Director at Deloitte & Touche LLP where he was responsible for leading client engagements and for providing subject matter expertise related to financial sector regulatory matters.  He advised financial institutions on recovery and resolution planning, capital and liquidity stress testing, and supervisory expectations for risk management.

Before joining Deloitte, he served in numerous roles with the FDIC over the span of 25 years. His most recent role at the FDIC was as the Deputy Director of the Complex Financial Institutions Group, in which he was the senior executive responsible for risk analysis, supervisory programs, and resolution plan review efforts at systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs). In this role, he directed a comprehensive restructuring of the group, which included over 100 staff with a range of roles, including examiners, analysts, and on-site dedicated staff at the nation’s largest banking institutions. Mr. Burns was the FDIC’s key executive working on critical interagency programs such as capital stress testing, shared national credit reviews, and resolution plan submission evaluations. He has recent and extensive experience working with the senior-most supervisory officials at all three Federal banking agencies.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Burns played a critical role in the regulatory response to stress at large financial institutions during the crisis period of 2008 and 2009. He served the Agency in many capacities throughout his career, including as Associate Director of the Large Bank Branch, Section Chief of the Office of Complex Financial Institutions Branch, a Senior Bank Examiner, a Senior Financial Analyst, and a Bank Examiner.

Mr. Burns holds a B.S. in Business Administration (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Arkansas and is an honors graduate from the Stonier School of Banking. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and certified Financial Risk Manager.