Scott Anchin

Scott Anchin is senior vice president, strategic initiatives and policy for the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). In his role, he supports the development and execution of ICBA’s long-term strategic goals to inform policy direction and implementation. He also advocates for ICBA’s policy positions before financial regulatory agencies and Congress and acts as an advisor to help guide key organizational decisions.

For almost 10 years, Anchin served as a key leader for many of the Federal Reserve’s payments initiatives and led collaborative stakeholder work groups to identify and solve industry issues, while also serving as the chief administrative officer for an intergovernmental payments technology program.

Prior to his time at the Fed, Anchin worked in a variety of policy roles at the White House Office of Management and Budget, Bloomberg LP, and the US Department of Homeland Security. Most recently, he worked as a consultant and advisor to payments industry associations, banks, and financial technology companies.

Anchin serves on the U.S. Faster Payments Council's board of directors, which works to advance safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States. He holds a Bachelor of Science in finance from Syracuse University, a Master of Arts in political science and a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University, and a Master of Laws from Georgetown University.