Full Name
Erin O'Hern
Job Title
International Advocacy and Regulatory Counsel
Company
World Council of Credit Unions
Speaker Bio
Erin O’Hern currently serves as International Advocacy and Regulatory Counsel for World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU). In her role, Erin engages in regulatory advocacy efforts on behalf of credit unions worldwide before various international standard setting bodies, such as the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the Financial Action Task Force and others. Erin also shares global best practices to support WOCCU member advocacy efforts within individual countries.
Erin brings over 15 years of experience working on financial regulations, with an emphasis on the intersection of regulations and financial inclusion. Before joining WOCCU, Erin worked for ViClarity, an international subsidiary of three U.S. credit union leagues. She led league-supported advocacy and compliance services, provided education on emerging regulations, and supported technology-related risk and compliance projects at the state and federal level within the United States.
Before her work on behalf of credit unions, Erin served as an attorney for a legal aid organization, handling a variety of consumer financial protection and abuse prevention legal cases. She holds her Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Erin O'Hern