“We are excited to welcome Jeremy to this important role on our public affairs team,” said Anne Segrest McCulloch, executive vice president and chief legal officer at FHLBank San Francisco. “With his deep experience in the financial services industry and track record of building productive relationships with government and industry, he will be an effective advocate for the common interests of the Bank and our over 325 member financial institutions.”

Empol was previously senior vice president of federal government affairs at the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues, where he was the industry’s voice to congress and the administration for 16 years. Prior to his tenure with the Leagues, he served as a congressional aide to three members of Congress, was an aide to two members of the California State Legislature, and worked on a number of political campaigns. Mr. Empol holds a BA in Political Science from UC Davis and a MA in Government from Johns Hopkins University.