Comptroller picks new chief information officer to head IT

Kristen Baldwin will be the chief information officer (CIO) at the national bank regulatory agency beginning Feb. 26, the agency announced Wednesday.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said that Baldwin will lead all agency information technology (IT) programs, “supporting the agency’s mission of ensuring that national banks and federal savings associations operate in a safe, sound, and fair manner.”

Baldwin, the agency said, previously served as the Assistant Administrator for Information and Technology Services, and the CIO, at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), responsible for the delivery of IT services and products that enable the FAA’s mission and strategic plan. Before joining the FAA, it said, she held several leadership positions within the U.S. Department of Transportation, serving as Deputy CIO and as Associate CIO for IT Policy and Oversight; and as the Director of the Resource Management Office for the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

The OCC said Baldwin holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Virginia and a master of science degree in information systems from the George Washington University.

Kristen Baldwin Named OCC Chief Information Officer