Overview of the event: 

Speaker:  Mr. Mark Schuermann, Managing Director and Head of Federal Government and International Affairs, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (IBAJ Partner Association)

Date:       Wednesday, May 26^th, 2021

Time:       10:00 - 11:15

Venue:    Webinar (Microsoft Teams)

Summary:

We are delighted to welcome Mr. Mark Schuermann, Managing Director and Head of Federal Government and International Affairs at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) who will be speaking to us about the first 100 days of the Biden Administration and near-term outlook.  

The presentation will include the following:

• Review of Biden Administration Revenue and Spending Proposals and Outlook for Enactment
  • American Rescue Plan
  • American Jobs Plan
  • American Families Plan
• US-China Policy Outlook
• Review and Outlook for Financial Regulations

Speaker:

Mark Schuermann is a Managing Director and Head of Federal Government and International Affairs at SIFMA, the voice of the nation's securities industry. SIFMA advocates for effective and efficient capital markets.

From 2010 to 2019, Schuermann was a Managing Director and Head of Public Affairs for the Americas at Nomura, an Asia-based financial services group with an integrated global network spanning 30 countries. Schuermann helped establish Nomura's Washington office in 2010 and led the firm's presence in Washington DC, advocating Nomura's public policy priorities before Congress and the executive branch. He advised Nomura's senior management team on public policy-issues.

As a senior staff member on Capitol Hill for 16 years, Schuermann worked on issues impacting the financial services sector, the federal budget, trade and education policy in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

Schuermann holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Memphis.