30-Year Banking Industry Veteran Joins Ludwig Advisors as Partner

James Hilton brings extensive background in strategy, compliance to premier advisory firm

August 7, 2023

For Immediate Release

WASHINGTON, DC — Ludwig Advisors, a Washington, D.C.-based advisory firm specializing in strategic regulatory and risk management consulting for the financial services industry, announced they’ve welcomed banking-industry veteran James J. Hilton as partner. Hilton brings with him more than three decades of experience in strategy planning and regulatory compliance, reuniting with founder and CEO Gene Ludwig and prior colleagues, such as former Federal Reserve Senior Supervisor Rona Pocker, to advise leading financial institutions on the myriad of challenges they face.

For 16 years, Hilton served as a senior executive at Promontory Financial Group, where he managed the company’s most sensitive engagements. He was also Promontory’s executive managing director for the Americas, where he was responsible for all aspects of the company’s business operations. Hilton currently serves as chairman of Uphold, Ltd., a firm offering innovative solutions to consumers and institutions participating in emerging financial systems.

“Complex regulatory issues don’t come prepackaged into neatly-defined categories. The regulatory and risk landscape in the financial services sector is nuanced and ever evolving, and Ludwig Advisors is uniquely positioned to help financial institutions succeed,” said Ludwig. “We are fortunate to have a professional of Jim’s caliber to help lead the firm and oversee strategic initiatives for our clients.”

Before joining Promontory, Hilton focused on transforming trading in the capital markets space, both as the head of strategic planning and product management for the Prebon Group, and as general counsel for Chicago Board Brokerage, which operated the first electronic marketplace for trading and clearing U.S. Treasury securities. He began his career in the legal department of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

“I look forward to working with Gene again. He has used his skills as a former bank supervisor and career banking-industry professional to assist financial institutions in navigating the most significant challenges the sector has ever faced. The team of banking and regulatory experts he has reassembled is unrivaled in the marketplace, and I am excited to partner with them to help our clients succeed in today’s ever-changing environment,” Hilton said.

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30-Year Banking Industry Veteran Joins Ludwig Advisors as Partner

James Hilton brings extensive background in strategy, compliance to premier advisory firm

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August 7, 2023

For Immediate Release

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About Ludwig Advisors

Ludwig Advisors is a Washington D.C.-based advisory firm counseling the world’s premier financial institutions as they navigate complex regulatory terrain.

With expertise cultivated at the highest levels of industry and government, their team of former regulators, financial services executives and legal professionals delivers tailored solutions and strategic guidance for the myriad of challenges facing today’s leading financial institutions.

Ludwig Advisor’s founder and CEO, former U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Gene Ludwig, is widely recognized as a visionary thinker on the critical issues confronting financial services, and his companies are renowned for helping financial institutions resolve their most pressing challenges.

About Gene Ludwig

In addition to Ludwig Advisors, Ludwig is the founder of the Promontory family of companies and managing partner at Canapi LLC, a financial technology venture fund. He is the founder of the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the economic well-being of middle- and lower-income Americans. Ludwig is the former vice chairman and senior control officer of Bankers Trust New York Corp. and served as the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency from 1993 to 1998. On Twitter: @geneludwig