Paul Saltzman
Paul Saltzman is the president of The Clearing House Association and executive vice president and general counsel of The Clearing House Payments Company, the oldest and largest private sector payments operator in the U.S. Under his stewardship, the Association has emerged as the advocacy leader for the largest commercial banks in the U.S. and has been recognized for its development of a research- and data-driven approach to legislative and regulatory advocacy. Saltzman has 25 years of experience in financial services, industry association management, and emerging technology development. He served as the executive vice president and general counsel for the Bond Market Association (now SIFMA), the managing director and general counsel of Ellington Management Group, and the executive vice president and COO of eSpeed, Inc. Formerly, he was in-house counsel for Greenwich Capital Markets and Kidder Peabody and Co., as well as an attorney specializing in structured finance at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.