Jo Ann Barefoot joins RegFi hosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt for a conversation about the challenges in modernizing financial regulation and the potential for technology to facilitate a more fair, inclusive, and resilient financial system. Jo Ann, founder and CEO of the non-profit Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR), shares her insights from a distinguished career that also includes roles in government, the private sector and academia. The discussion covers a number of topics, including structural hurdles for government agencies adopting new technologies, the importance of cross-sector and international collaboration, and opportunities to accelerate innovation through initiatives like TechSprints and regulatory sandboxes.

Links:

• “Financial Regulators' Dilemma: Administrative and Regulatory Hurdles to Innovation”
• “Financial Technology: Agencies Can Better Support Workforce Expertise and Measure the Performance of Innovation Offices” (U.S. Government Accountability Office)
• Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR)
• Barefoot Innovation Podcast
• Orrick Financial & Fintech Advisory Practice
• RegFiPodcast.com