FS Vector Adds Ashwin Vasan as a Senior Advisor

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading regulatory advisory firm FS Vector (FSV) today announced that Ashwin Vasan has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor.

Mr. Vasan was most recently Associate Director of Research, Monitoring and Regulations at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). He oversaw a team that led the bulk of the CFPB’s policy development work (research, reports, and regulations) and served as an advisor to Director Rohit Chopra. In addition to his time at the CFPB, he was formerly at Capital One and at McKinsey & Company.

“Ashwin has been at the forefront of the most pressing regulatory issues impacting innovative financial services companies,” stated FSV CEO John Beccia. “As financial services firms leverage technology to develop products that benefit consumers and businesses, it is important for the industry to understand the changing regulatory and legal landscape. Ashwin’s experience gives him a unique perspective that will benefit FSV clients.”

"I'm thrilled to join the outstanding team at FS Vector as a Senior Advisor to support their innovative clients on issues related to the ever-changing financial services landscape," said Vasan.

"Advising financial services firms today requires not just deep technical knowledge, but the savviness and wisdom that comes with a range of experience,” said Raj Date, co-founder of FS Vector and the Managing Partner of investment firm Fenway Summer. “Ashwin Vasan has that deep knowledge, that savviness, that wisdom — gleaned from years as a leader in both the public and private sectors. I’m excited to work with him again.”

In his role as Senior Advisor at FSV, Mr. Vasan will advise FSV clients, which include fintechs, banks and other financial institutions, on a wide variety of business strategy and regulatory matters.

About FS Vector

FS Vector is a Washington DC based advisory and lobbying firm offering regulatory, compliance and policy consulting services to companies offering financial products and services. FS Vector was founded in 2018 by John Beccia and Raj Date. For more about FS Vector, please visit fsvector.com.