Wayne A. Abernathy

Wayne A. Abernathy was educated at the Johns Hopkins University, receiving a bachelor's degree in International Studies in 1978, and a master's degree in International Studies in 1980.[1]

From 1981 to 1986, Abernathy worked as an economist with the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs's Subcommittee on International Finance & Monetary Policy.[1] From 1987 to 1989, he was a senior legislative assistant of Sen. Phil Gramm (R–Tex.).[1] He was economist for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs from 1989 to 1994.[1] From 1995 to 1998, he was the Staff Director of the Committee's Subcommittee on Securities.[1] He then served as the full Committee's Staff Director from 1999 to 2002.[1]

In 2002, President of the United States George W. Bush nominated Abernathy to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions and Abernathy subsequently held this office until 2005.[1]

Upon leaving government service in 2005, Abernathy joined the American Bankers Association as Executive Vice President for Financial Institutions Policy and Regulatory Affairs.[1]