Paul Equale
President, EQUALE AND ASSOCIATES
Member of the Policy & Economics Council
Council Member Biography
Paul Equale leads Equale & Associates, where he consults on legislative, regulatory and headline risk associated with business, legal and financial services issues in Washington DC. His specialty areas include financial services legislative and regulatory reform, including the consumer financial protection agency, derivative, clearing and exchange issues, credit cards and interchange, housing/GSE, insurance antitrust and online gambling. He was a lawyer in the Congressional Relations Division of the US Department of Energy. After his government service, he was Director of Government Relations for the Travel Industry Association of America, and then served in a succession of senior roles at the Independent Insurance Agents of America. In 1997, he was named Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Equale was Chairman of the Business Council of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 until 2002, where he was the key policy and finance liaison between the DNC and the nation's business community. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2001 - 2002
- Chairman, Business Council, DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
- 2001 - present
- President, EQUALE AND ASSOCIATES
- 1982 - 2001
- VP to CEO, Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Paul Equale(?)
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What Goes Around, Comes Around....Eventually
January 15, 2009
Paul Equale, President, EQUALE AND ASSOCIATES
Citigroup Ready to Shrink Itself by a Third | online.wsj.com
The history of of the banking cycle is rife with examples of boom and bust, just like the business cycle. The regulatory approach of the federal government is a key aspect of that cycle. How did the optimism of the late 1990's turn so quickly to our current situation. A look at aprevious...
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April 9, 2007
Paul Equale, President, EQUALE AND ASSOCIATES
U.S. still in the wrong with Web gambling ban, WTO says | www.iht.com
The internet gambling ban which was attached to last year's port security bill is an example of the power of the fundamentalist, anti-gambling, pro-morality Republican constituency in the waning days of the Bush Era. Led by (then) Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) in an effort to polish...
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Beazer Homes: A Canary in the Coal Mine?
April 9, 2007
Paul Equale, President, EQUALE AND ASSOCIATES
Feds Probe Beazer Homes | www.msnbc.msn.com
By criminalizing the building/lending practices of Beazer, the US Attorney is creating a roadmap for prosecutions in other parts of the country where a combination of poor state regulatory oversight coupled with tenuous federal jurisdiction have contributed to the still emerging mortgage crisis. ...
Leading institutions connect with Paul Equale through GLG
GLG Study Groups with Paul Equale(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| Gaming and Casino Industry Experts: Lawyers (US) | 148 |
| Rating Agency Experts | 142 |
| Sub-Prime Lending Experts | 590 |
| Political Experts (outside Washington DC) | 716 |
GLG Live Meetings with Paul Equale(?)
Recent Seminars
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December 6, 2005 | New York
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