Kyle Thomas works to promote and strengthen state financial regulators through his role as Senior Advisor for Policy and Innovation at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. In this role, he provides thought leadership for the organization and its members around financial regulatory policy and the growing role of innovative technologies in financial services. Kyle worked in and regulated community banks before joining CSBS in 2010. Early at CSBS, he led an effort to create a nationwide team of regulators who focused on identifying and monitoring risks to the financial system. He also served as a frequent instructor for state and federal examiners and led an interagency effort to develop new examination technologies.

Before rejoining CSBS in 2024, Kyle led the regulatory industry practice at Appian, a Virginia-based technology services firm. Now back at CSBS, Kyle advances the missions of state regulators by promoting their policy objectives and supporting their adoption of new regulatory technologies.

Kyle is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, holds a master’s degree from the Darla Moore School of Business of the University of South Carolina and is an alumnus of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado.