Olson, Mark Walter, 1943-

Mark W. Olson was sworn in as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on December 7, 2001. He left the post on June 30, 2006. During his time at the Board, Olson served in a variety of capacities, including administrative governor, chairman of the Committee on Consumer and Community Affairs, and as a member of the Committee on Supervisory and Regulatory Affairs and the Committee on Federal Reserve Bank Affairs. He also served as the Federal Reserve System's representative on the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (in 2005 renamed "NeighborWorks America"), which was created by Congress to assist in the revitalization of urban residential neighborhood. (Source: Federal Reserve History)