Bios for Women's High-Tech Coalition

MaryClare Fitzgerald, Esq., President & Founder

MaryClare Fitzgerald serves as a Vice President/Director of Financial Services of the Dutko Group Companies, and is also CEO and President of the Women’s High Tech Coalition.

As Director of Financial Services, MaryClare is active in the development of public policy and advisor to Dutko financial services’ clients on issues relating to market structure, AML and the U.S. Patriot Act, GSE’s, Sarbanes/Oxley review, trends in financial industry, regulatory relief, bankruptcy and many other areas requiring a strong financial expertise. She has specialized in banking issues since her first days as staff assistant on the House Ways and Means Committee and as Washington Rep for Bank of America.

Milestones:

• Vice President of The Dutko Group (2004)
• President/CEO of the Women’s High Tech Coalition (2001)
• Partner in charge of Government Relations at Nixon Peabody, LLP
• Washington Representative for the Chase Manhattan Bank
• Washington Representative for the Bank of America
• J.D. from George Mason Law School (1994)
• M.A. from Johns Hopkins University (1984)

Over the past 20 years, her expertise in the financial services arena has given her an opportunity to be a major participant in the development of critical legislation for the banking industry, including FIRREA, FDICIA, and Sarbanes Oxley, to name just a few. This also provides an abilityto assist clients with strategic planning for achievement of long- and short-term objectives, given a strong relationship with key policymakers.

Examples of successes include work for Bank of America and Chase Manhattan leading ultimately to repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, as well as removal of nonbank bank restrictions through the Oakar amendment during the FIRREA/FDICIA legislative deliberations. More recently, expertise in the area of AML, Bank Secrecy Act and U.S. Patriot Act requirements on the banking industry represent an area of great concern to the U.S. and international banking community.

Her long-time relationships with policymakers and leaders at the ABA and elsewhere allow for the ability to work with government officials, industry representatives and others to resolve the ongoing concerns and ultimately lighten the burdens placed on the industry.

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