Co-Chair of the Law Firm Leadership Committee

Ms. Betty Whelchel has been Head of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs at BNP Paribas North America, Inc since 2016. Ms. Whelchel has been Head of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs for the United States BNP Paribas SA at sine January 2016. Ms. Whelchel served as Secretary of BNP US Funding LLC since March 21, 2006. Ms. Whelchel was General Counsel for North America Region at BNP Paribas (also known as BNP Paribas SA) since September 14, 2005 and also served as its Managing Director of North America Region. She served as Global General Counsel at Deutsche Asset Management Inc. Ms. Whelchel served as Deputy General Counsel for Deutsche Bank’s New York branch. She served as an Attorney at Shearman Sterling both in New York and Tokyo and also served as an Attorney-Advisor with the U.S. Treasury in Washington D.C.