Bryan Stirewalt the EY Financial Services Regulatory Leader. Bryan has more than 35 years of experience in financial services across the public and private sectors—including 25 years of international experience in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Bryan has not only assisted many jurisdictions with regulatory developments, but he has also had a seat at the table in standard setting with nearly 10 years’ experience at the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Prior joining EY, Bryan spent more than 14 years at the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), most recently as its Chief Executive. As Chief Executive, he was responsible for the regulation and supervision of more than 500 authorized firms, including banks, insurers, asset managers and exchanges. He ensured the DFSA implemented leading international standards and met expectations for global best practices in regulatory services. Bryan led the DFSA as the organization developed its approach to new and innovative financial sector entrants and new financial products such as digital assets, including cryptocurrencies. Bryan directed the DFSA’s efforts in combating money laundering and terrorist finance. He also launched the agency’s cyber threat intelligence platform, one of the world’s first such public private partnerships for cyber incidents.

During his time at the DFSA, Bryan also served as the co-chair of the Basel Consultative Group for nearly 10 years, representing non-member countries at the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. The Basel Consultative Group provides a forum for deepening the Basel Committee’s engagement with non-member global supervisors on banking supervisory issues. As a result of this position, Bryan had the honor of serving on the Basel Committee.

Before joining the DFSA, Bryan worked for an international consulting and advisory firm focused on emerging market development programs in Poland, Ukraine, Cyprus, and Kazakhstan. Prior to that, he worked for the U.S. Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as a national bank examiner specializing in policy development and implementation, problem bank rehabilitation, and banking fraud initiatives.