Mike Flood
  • Senior Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Mike Flood, a seasoned executive with over 27 years of experience in financial services policy, operations and compliance, is senior vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC). CCMC seeks to advance America’s global leadership in capital formation by supporting diverse capital markets that are the most fair, transparent, liquid, efficient, and innovative in the world.

Mike Flood, a seasoned executive with over 27 years of experience in financial services policy, operations, and compliance, is senior vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC).CCMC seeks to advance America’s global leadership in capital formation by supporting diverse capital markets that are the most fair, transparent, liquid, efficient, and innovative in the world.  

Prior to joining the Chamber, Flood was senior vice president of Commercial/Multifamily Policy and Member Engagement at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). He led the commercial division for five years through COVID-19, during which the MBA successfully advocated for $40 billion in rental assistance, $28 billion in small business assistance, and permanently lowered capital requirements for life insurance company investments.  

Before that, Flood served as deputy executive director and head of the Washington, D.C., office at the CRE Finance Council. While there, the trade successfully argued for tailored regulatory treatment of the securitization markets.  

Flood’s experience spans a range of relevant positions:  

  • Helped found the Structured Finance Association  
  • Oversaw TARP programs and regulators at the White House Office of Management and Budget  
  • Directed operational risk and compliance at Fannie Mae 
  • Examined financial institution regulatory compliance at KPMG 
  • Worked on banking and insurance policy for the late House Financial Services Committee Chair Tom Bliley (R-VA) 

Flood holds a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Illinois. 

He is a native of Elgin, Illinois, and lives with his partner Jessica Hammond and children James and Elizabeth in Arlington, Virginia.