Speakers

Scott Brennan

Scott Brennan
Senior Vice President
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

Scott Brennan manages the sales, funding and marketing teams, and directs the execution of the corresponding business strategies. Brennan leads the Bank’s resources and strategies related to shareholder business development.

Brennan joined FHLBank Atlanta in 2001 as a relationship manager, providing customized funding solutions to shareholder financial institutions in North Carolina and South Carolina. He was promoted to regional sales coordinator with responsibility for financial institutions in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. in 2005.

Prior to joining FHLBank Atlanta, Brennan worked for Fleet Boston Financial Corporation in Horsham, Pennsylvania.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Franklin and Marshall College.

Ryan Donovan

Ryan Donovan
President and Chief Executive Officer
Council of Federal Home Loan Banks

Ryan Donovan currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer for the Council of Federal Home Loan Banks.

Prior to joining the Council in 2022, Ryan served as Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer at the Credit Union National Association, where he led a team of more than 100 advocates at CUNA and its state credit union leagues and associations. He has been an advocate focused on financial services policy for almost two decades, having worked for the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues prior to his nearly 15-year run at CUNA. Donovan began his career working for former House Democratic Leader Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO) and Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA).

Ryan has been recognized as a “top lobbyist” multiple times by The Hill, CEO Update, and the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics. He is a Credit Union Development Educator and holds a master’s in government degree from the Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Truman State University.

A native of Missouri, Ryan is a passionate fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. Ryan also enjoys keeping in shape. He completed his first marathon in 2016 in the city of Philadelphia and is an avid Peloton rider.

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