Douglas Elliott
Douglas Elliott is a fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution. A financial institution investment banker for two decades, principally at J.P. Morgan, he was the founder and principal researcher for the Center on Federal Financial Institutions, a think tank devoted to the analysis of federal lending and insurance activities. At Brookings, he focuses primarily on financial institutions, markets, and their regulation. Elliott has researched financial institutions or worked directly with them as clients in a range of capacities, including as an equities analyst, a credit analyst, a mergers and acquisitions specialist, a relationship officer, and a specialist in securitizations. His work has encompassed banks, insurers, fund management firms, and other financial institutions. In addition to 14 years at J.P. Morgan, Elliott worked as an investment banker with Sanford Bernstein, Sandler O’Neill, and ABN AMRO.