Speakers | ABA Insurance Risk Management Forum

Rob Nichols, President and CEO, American Bankers Association

Rob Nichols is the president and CEO of the American Bankers Association, the voice of the nation’s $23.7 trillion banking industry and the only organization that represents banks of all sizes and charters in Washington. Since joining ABA in August 2015, Nichols has led ABA's advocacy efforts, working to ensure that banks of all sizes operate in a policy environment that allows them to best serve their customers and communities. In 2018, Nichols led ABA's successful efforts to win passage of the first major banking bill in nearly a decade. Among other things, the bipartisan legislation modified rules for community banks originally intended for larger institutions.

Joan Woodward, President, Travelers Institute, Executive Vice President, Public Policy, The Travelers Companies, Inc.

A recognized leader in the insurance and financial services industries, Joan Woodward heads Travelers’ public policy division and is founder and president of The Travelers Institute, the company’s thought leadership and public policy platform. An economist and award-winning Washington analyst, Joan is a sought-after public speaker on topics spanning financial services, insurance, the economy and public policy, and has keynoted and moderated hundreds of conferences. Prior to joining Travelers, she worked at Goldman Sachs for a decade and on Capitol Hill for a dozen years.