Leon High School

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Columbia Law School

Morehouse College

Senior Vice President-Assistant General Counsel for Regulation at Truist

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Hired to serve as a technical expert in areas of federal prudential supervisory oversight, including the capital, liquidity and governance and controls framework applied by the Federal Reserve to bank holding companies of the size and complexity of Truist Financial Corporation.

Key Contributions:

Serve as primary legal liaison with finance function, providing advice and counsel on federal regulatory matters, with particular focus on the office of the Treasurer, and all regulatory reporting functions

Responsible for providing legal advice, preparing and/or reviewing documents and other instruments, performing legal research and analysis, maintaining files and records, and/or assisting in resolving legal problems which may represent potential exposure to the company

Keeps abreast of all legislation and case law developments that affect the company and the banking industry in area of practice. May select, engage and direct outside counsel to undertake specific matters

Coordinates and supervises an internal and/or external group of attorneys or other professional, paraprofessional, and/or support staff.

Provides legal advice and counsel to the Risk Management committee on matters impacting operational areas across the organization

Responsible for handling complex legal matters in the capital, liquidity and governance and controls framework applied by the Federal Reserve

Provides legal advice and service on the most complex issues concerning the rights, obligations, and privileges of the organization

Leverages an in-depth knowledge of federal prudential supervisory laws to provide advice and recommendations to executives and management on highly complex matters which have a material financial impact on business activities and operations

Carries out extensive research and implementation of legal principles and precedents and consults with outside counsel on legal strategies

Truist

Senior Vice President-Assistant General Counsel for Regulation

Hired to interpret financial services regulations and legislation affecting domestic and foreign banking organizations and provide specialized expertise on collateral valuation and management, financial markets, discount window and payment system risk issues to senior management and ensure successful implementation of Discount Window and Payments Systems Risk policies in compliance with all Dodd-Frank Act provisions.

Key Contributions:

Established credit review standards for pledged securities in compliance with Dodd-Frank Act requirements associated with risk assessments

Reviewed Bank Holding Company Regulation Y reporting processes to reduce internal report processing time

Audited Federal Reserve Payment System Overdraft Accounts to ensure compliance with the Competitive Equality Banking Act

Provided an analysis of state and federal electronic transaction legislation to develop acceptance principles for electronic financial instruments in Federal Reserve Operations

Authored an opinion on retention requirements of board resolutions for banks bound by the Federal Reserve’s Payment System Risk Policy

Advised senior leadership of the key provisions of proposed financial legislation (CHOICE Act, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, GSE reform)

Provided analysis of the proposed SAFE Banking Act on financial institutions pledging collateral at the Discount Window

Drafted compliance standards for a national program to collect additional loan valuation information from selected financial institutions

Partnered with internal legal counsel to ensure compliance with UCC securitization rules for financial instruments across various asset classes

Drafted an analysis of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) operations and their effect on enforceability of security interests

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Senior Business Specialist

Appointed to manage the Office of the Insurance Consumer Advocate consisting of two attorneys, two industry specialists, an actuary, two interns, and support staff to ensure the completion of office initiatives and projects ranging from press releases to industry round tables in furtherance of office policies.  Promoted to Bureau Chief of Funds Management of the State Treasury with responsibility for oversight of the management of the state’s three tiered investment portfolio totaling approximately $20 billion in total assets through management of a staff of 26 full-time employees responsible for administering all state agency bank accounts and the state’s special purpose investment account for government and quasi-government entities.

Key Contributions:

Conducted examinations of external fund managers to ensure compliance with statutory guidelines provided by the Florida Legislature

Identified insurance institutions whose business practices did not comply with state regulatory standards and pursued corrective action

Performed annual budget analysis with 20% contingency scenarios as mandated by the Florida Legislature budgeting process

Arbitrated disputes between insurance companies and policy holders over benefits coverage limitations

Coordinated the recovery of $4MM of funds invested in TBA Dollar Roll contracts during the Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy proceedings

Consolidated individual investment policies into a comprehensive departmental investment policy covering all treasury investment accounts

Drafted press releases and op-ed articles advocating or condemning proposed legislation which ran in various news outlets around the state

State of Florida

Bureau Chief of Funds Management/Deputy Insurance Consumer Advocate

Developed funding strategies consisting of grant proposals, private equity funding opportunities, and business loans to facilitate the production of wireless medical devices. Advised the Chief Executive Officer of products marketing strategies, potential investment partners, and prepared investment materials for the purpose of seeking investment in the company by private equity investors.

Key Contributions:

Prepared PowerPoint materials for potential investors based on excel spreadsheet projections and medical device market research

Freedomscope

Consultant

Recruited to coordinate fundraising events, neighborhood walks, calls to early voters, liaisons with unions and community organizations, and an absentee chaser program designed to increase voter turnout. Advised the candidate on campaign strategy, policy issues and assisted in preparation for community events including debates and candidate forums.

Key Contributions:

Organized and managed a volunteer base of over 200 people enabling the campaign to individually contact over 4,000 voters in the district

Sean Shaw Campaign For House Seat 8

Campaign Manager

Selected to organize excursions to further students’ language skills and cultural appreciation. Accomplished increased student participation by coordinating with students from various countries to host a variety of traditional cultural activities designed to expose other students to different cultures.

Key Contributions:

Created an on-line network that allowed students to maintain contact with former classmates and organize reunions in various global cities

Accord L'ecole de Langues

Volunteer Student Coordinator

Recruited to plan, structure, and execute financing transactions in the public and private markets, advise corporations on mergers and acquisitions, and devise and execute strategies that enable companies and institutions to capitalize on the various financial opportunities.

Key Contributions:

Managed a modified Dutch Auction for the repurchase of ten million shares (16.2% of outstanding shares) for a pharmaceutical company

Advised a pharmaceutical company on strategic M&A and equity opportunities following $140MM divestiture of an international generic drug manufacturing business

Coordinated the defeasance of corporate bonds for a large cap healthcare services company through the purchase of $300MM of US Treasuries

Calculated valuations for various healthcare entities using discounted cash flow, accretion/dilution, trading comparison, leveraged buyout and internal rate of return models

Citi

Investment Banking Associate

Authored an analysis and valuation of an international operating division of a large cap beverage and snack food company and drafted industry and company summaries for industry weeklies and research notes.

Compiled and assessed macroeconomic and consumer data in various countries to understand industry and company growth drivers and forecast future industry trends.

Participated in company conference calls, client meetings, and presentations with senior management.

Summer Associate, Equity Research

Conducted due diligence on congressional records in a class action lawsuit against various boards of education in the State of New York.

Advised citizens of the State of New York on the availability of federal relief under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

Communicated with local community action groups and media outlets around the State of New York during the course of a class action lawsuit regarding procedures for the timely exercise of their rights.

Crowe Deegan LLP

Pro Bono Intern

Prepared legal memoranda on varying legal subjects (ERISA claims, constitutional violations, bankruptcy appeals).

Authored opinions on the validity of arguments contain in pro se (self represented) motions and collaborated with senior clerks during the decision process concerning the motions.

Conducted due diligence on cases contained in motions submitted to the court.

United States District Court for The Southern District of Florida

Clerk

Conducted weekly interviews with sitting judge concerning various legal issues arising during the course of weekly proceedings.

Analyzed cases in a weekly round table discussion of interns conducted by sitting judge.

Participated in intuitive analysis of individual cash flows necessary to determine compensation for plaintiffs in embezzlement case settlements.

Johnny Moore