Mike Nielsen
Mike Nielsen brings to Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford more than 16 years of experience working on financial services issues in the U.S. Senate. He has been part of every legislative effort that moved through the Senate Banking Committee from the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 to the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010.
From 2007 to 2010, Mike served as the primary staff member and Senior Policy Advisor to Senator Robert F. Bennett (R-UT) in his capacity as a senior member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. As Senior Policy Advisor, Nielsen covered issues regarding banking and financial services, international trade, tax, and export controls.
Prior to his position as Senior Policy Advisor, Nielsen served as Republican Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, one of 5 subcommittees of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Nielsen began his Senate career as a Legislative Assistant in the personal office of Senator Bennett.
Nielsen left Capitol Hill in late 2010 to join Senator Bennett in forming The Bennett Group, where he continued to work with the financial services industry and other entities with interests before the Congress, specifically the Senate and Senate Banking Committee.
Nielsen holds a B.A. in Political Science from Brigham Young University. He resides in Reston, Virginia with his wife Maleen and their five children.
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