Reffett Associates Fills Deputy General Counsel Role for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
November 12, 2026 – Reffett Associates has completed the search for a deputy general counsel at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Mark Buresh will join the FDIC as deputy general counsel, legal division, regulation and policy branch, in Washington, D.C.
Reffett Associates conducted a nationwide, confidential search, reaching more than 90 bank regulatory attorneys across law firms with significant banking practices, in-house legal departments at major financial institutions, policy organizations and the federal financial regulators. The search was led by managing director Marshall Reffett with Tom Young, director of operations.
“The FDIC needed a leader who could step into its policy work on day one,” said Mr. Reffett. “Mark has spent more than a decade writing and interpreting the capital and control rules that shape how banks operate, and he already has strong working relationships across the agencies. We are grateful to the FDIC for trusting us with such an important search.”
Mr. Buresh comes to the FDIC from the legal division of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, where he has served since 2011, most recently as senior special counsel. There he managed the legal regulatory capital team, supervising legal work on capital rulemakings from drafting through implementation, and led the project to modernize the Federal Reserve’s control regulations. He also served as legal manager for the Chicago, Richmond and Kansas City Reserve Banks and advised on reviews of major bank mergers and acquisitions.
Over his career, Mr. Buresh has led the drafting of several complex regulatory frameworks, including the control, SA-CCR and GSIB surcharge rules, and has worked on many of the most significant capital initiatives of the past decade, from Basel III and the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio to the community bank leverage ratio. He has worked closely with the FDIC, the OCC and other financial regulators throughout his tenure.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is an independent agency of the U.S. government established in 1933 to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation’s financial system. The agency provides deposit insurance for customers of insured banks and savings associations, supervises financial institutions for safety and soundness and consumer protection, and manages the resolution of failed insured banks. The FDIC also works with other federal and state regulators to identify and address risks to the banking system.
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Reffett Associates is a nationally recognized executive search firm. The boutique talent provider has extensive experience in retail and consumer packaged goods, private equity, commercial and federal services, government sectors, and associations and non-profits. Its team is made up of executives with tangible industry experience, possessing real world, relatable knowledge about the challenges executives face in managing talent in a competitive marketplace. Reffett Associates has office locations in the metro areas surrounding Seattle, WA; Washington, DC; Metro, NY; and Dallas, TX.
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Bill Reffett has successfully identified and placed key executive leaders for major companies across the United States. Prior to establishing Reffett & Associates, he was a vice president and partner with Korn Ferry, where he was responsible for initiating the firm’s national supermarket practice. Mr. Reffett has 27 years of combined active and reserve military experience, retiring as a Colonel.
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Marshall Reffett joined the search firm after having worked for U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington State. Mr. Reffett served as a legislative assistant to the congressman, advising him on legislation relating to financial services, small business, housing, consumer affairs, government oversight and reform, defense, veterans, foreign affairs and transportation. He helped to position the congressman as a leader on global health issues, working with organizations such as UNICEF, Save the Children and the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign.
Mr. Young has 13 years of federal legislative, policy, and constituent services experience. He works closely with a number of leading industry groups including the Clean Technology Alliance, The Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound and the aerospace and maritime supply chain.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
