Katherine Bosken

Commissioner of Banks

State of North Carolina

Katherine M.R. Bosken became North Carolina’s 13th Commissioner of Banks, August 31, 2021, upon confirmation by the House and Senate in the North Carolina General Assembly. She will serve the remainder of retired former Commissioner Ray Grace’s term, ending March 31, 2023. Commissioner Bosken was previously appointed Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs in 2016, after serving as Bank Supervision Attorney since 2013.

Bosken graduated from the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland with a B.A. in Computer Science and International Relations, and from Wake Forest University School of Law, with a J.D. She has been licensed to practice law in North Carolina since 2006 and is an inactive member of the Maryland bar. Bosken started
her career in private practice, handling a wide range of litigation matters with a North Carolina law firm, and has litigated matters in federal and state courts in both North Carolina and Maryland. She has focused her practice on depository issues since 2010 and has been responsible for advising and counseling the Commissioner and staff on policy matters regarding depository and non-depository supervision. She was nominated to serve as Commissioner of Banks by Governor Roy Cooper on July 1, 2021.