16 Facts About Saule Omarova

Saule Tarikhovna Omarova is a Kazakh-American attorney, academic, and public policy advisor.

Saule Omarova was the nominee for comptroller of the currency before her nomination was withdrawn at her request on December 7,2021.

Saule Omarova previously served as an advisor within the Department of the Treasury.

Saule Omarova is a Senior Berggruen Fellow at the Berggruen Institute in Los Angeles.

Saule Omarova's mother was a doctor at a local hospital that treated tuberculosis patients and she was chiefly raised by a grandmother, who, Omarova stated, was orphaned when her entire family was sent to Siberia under Stalin's rule.

Saule Omarova studied at Oral's School No 21 before moving to Moscow in 1984, where she was the first student to graduate from the school with a "gold medal", an academic distinction which was awarded to a tiny fraction of students in the Soviet Union.

Saule Omarova graduated from Moscow State University in 1989 on the Lenin Personal Academic Scholarship.

Saule Omarova moved to the United States in 1991, "with one suitcase and a fifty-dollar bill in my pocket".

At UW, Saule Omarova defended her thesis, The Political Economy of Oil in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan.

Saule Omarova was professor of law and public affairs from July 2014 to June 2019 and has been the Beth and Marc Goldberg Professor of Law since June 2019.

Saule Omarova was chosen to serve as comptroller of the currency in September 2021, pending Senate confirmation.

Saule Omarova's nomination was endorsed by Senator Elizabeth Warren, who stated she would be a "fearless champion for consumers" in the role if confirmed.

Saule Omarova's nomination was criticized by credit unions and bank lobbyists.

Republicans were critical of her 2021 paper "The People's Ledger" in which Saule Omarova proposes that the Federal Reserve should provide consumer banking services.

On December 7,2021, it was announced that Saule Omarova's nomination had been withdrawn.

Saule Omarova is noted for her support for a "National Investment Authority", a proposal she has likened to New Deal-era programs.