Will Giles

Will Giles is the Principal Deputy Chief Counsel at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

In this capacity, Mr. Giles is the OCC Law Department’s chief operating officer, responsible for the planning and management of all of the operations of the office to advance the Comptroller’s priorities. He also will assist the OCC Chief Counsel in providing legal analyses and advisory services on bank supervision, enforcement, administrative, litigation, and licensing actions. He also will advise on policy and operations initiatives within the OCC, on an interagency basis, and with the Administration. He joined the OCC in this role in September 2025.

Mr. Giles previously served as Of Counsel in a major law firm where he advised a broad range of banking organizations and other financial companies regarding bank regulation. Complimenting his more than 10 years of experience working as an attorney in the private sector, Mr. Giles also served as special counsel at the Federal Reserve Board. In this role, he advised governors and senior staff regarding novel and complex applications and led interagency rulemakings, also serving as a lead expert on banking and administrative law matters. He further served as a member of a senior staff committee establishing supervisory ratings for the largest, most systemically significant banking organizations in the United States.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in international economics from the University of Arkansas. He also holds a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and a master’s degree in law from Boston University School of Law.