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SRB Conference 2018 - 10 years after the crisis: are banks now resolvable?
Wilson Ervin

Wilson Ervin is a Vice-Chairman at Credit Suisse in the group executive office. He works on a
variety of strategic projects, especially policy reforms related to bank capital and ending
“too-big-to-fail”. He also chairs the Credit Suisse Americas Foundation and the Impact
Investment Advisory Council.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Ervin was the Chief Risk Officer of Credit Suisse, a member
of the Executive Board, and chair of the Capital Allocation and Risk Management
Committee. From 1990 to 1998, Mr. Ervin worked at Credit Suisse Financial Products,
where he headed new product development. Before 1990, he held various roles in capital
markets (both fixed income & equity), Australia investment banking, and the Mergers &
Acquisitions group.
Mr. Ervin recently received the Risk Magazine “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his efforts
to end “too big to fail” and Bail-in. He received his A.B., summa cum laude, in economics
from Princeton University.