Kate Prochaska

Kate Prochaska is a Managing Director in Regulatory Affairs at J.P. Morgan Chase. In her role, she leads and executes on regulatory strategy for numerous consumer finance issues across the bank, including credit card, cash management, credit reporting, branch banking, small business, and auto.

Previously, Prochaska was Director and Senior Counsel at Discover Financial Services, overseeing regulatory policy strategy. In her role, she led strategy and execution for regulatory policy engagement across the enterprise regarding all essential priorities and issues impactful to Discover’s business. Her engagement spanned across the federal agencies that are relevant to Discover, including, but not limited to the White House, Department of Treasury, CFPB, FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, SEC, and DOJ.

Prochaska was formerly Vice President and Regulatory Counsel at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) where she led regulatory and legislative advocacy for a variety of issues including consumer finance, FinTech, the Community Reinvestment Act, privacy, and Anti-Money Laundering laws. Previous to CCMC, she served as vice president and regulatory counsel for the Consumer Bankers Association.

A San Diego native, she received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California and Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law, where she recently was named Pepperdine Law’s 50 under 50. She is admitted to the California Bar, and is an active member of the American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association Executive Committee, Exchequer Club, and Women in Housing and Finance (where she received the 40 under 40 award).