Timothy Mayopoulos

Pre-Fannie Mae Era

After law school, Mayopoulos clerked for the Honorable William C. Conner of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (1984-1986).^[6] He then worked for the law firm Davis Polk & Wardell (1986-1994), before serving on the Whitewater investigation as part of the Office of the Inspector General (1994-1996).

From 1996-2000, Mayopoulos was managing director and associate general counsel at Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette, Inc. He served as managing director and senior deputy general counsel at Americas of Credit Suisse First Boston (2000-2001) and as managing director and general counsel for Americas of Deustche Bank AG's Corporate and Investment Bank (2002-2004). He became executive vice president and general counsel of Bank of America in 2004.^[7] In 2009, Mayopoulos was dismissed from his job as general counsel at Bank of America.^[8][9]

Fannie Mae Era

Mayopoulos joined Fannie Mae in 2009 as executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary. In 2010, he became chief administrative officer for Fannie Mae. He was named president and chief executive officer of Fannie Mae in 2012.^[10]

He's a member of the Board of Directors of Science Applications International Corporation^[11] and is an independent director on Lending Club's Board of Directors.^[12]

In July 2016, Fifth Third Bancorp, Ohio's largest bank, dismissed its general counsel Heather Russell, because she was having a romantic relationship with Mayopoulos, who is separated from his wife, as this represented a conflict of interest.^[13][14]