About Bill Isaacc:

Bill Isaac, chairman of LECG’s global financial services holds a key leadership position in the firm. Prior to his position at LECG, Mr. Isaac founded the Secura Group, a leading consulting firm providing regulatory counseling, risk management services, strategic studies, expert testimony, and management consulting for financial institutions, law firms, and governments. LECG acquired the Secura Group in 2007 at which time Mr. Isaac became an integral part of the financial services group at LECG.  Prior to forming Secura, Mr. Isaac headed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation during the banking crisis of the 1980s, serving under Presidents Carter and Reagan from 1978 through 1985.  Mr. Isaac also serves as Chairman of Fifth Third Bancorp, one of the nation’s leading banking companies.

Mr. Isaac is involved extensively in thought leadership relating to the financial services industry and policy makers worldwide. He is the author of Senseless Panic: How Washington Failed America, published by Wiley & Sons, with a Foreword by Paul Volcker.  Senseless Panic provides an inside account of the banking and S&L crises of the 1980s, compares that period to the financial crisis of 2008, and recommends sweeping reforms to prevent future crises.  Mr. Isaac’s articles are published in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, American Banker, Forbes and other leading publications. He also appears regularly on leading television and radio programs in the US and abroad, is a contributor to CNBC, testifies before Congress and is a frequent speaker before banking and other audiences throughout the world.