Jason Lane is senior vice president, director of government relations for the California Bankers Association and manages California state tax policy for the association, which involves analyzing legislation and regulatory activity, and the development of policy positions for the association. Lane is one of three lobbyists at CBA and, in addition to his primary focus on taxation, he also lobbies on behalf of the association on issues related to the state budget, and consumer lending legislation. Lane has significant expertise in handling legislative issues including taxation, data security, identity theft, and housing.

Before joining CBA in May 2006, Jason Lane served as director of government affairs for Providian Financial and managed the bank’s financial privacy compliance program, as well as tracked and analyzed the impact of federal legislation and rulemaking for the company.

Kirsten Sutton is the Executive Vice President of Congressional Relations and Legislative Affairs at the American Bankers Association.

Since joining ABA in 2020, Sutton has been executive director of ABA’s Card Policy Council, leading advocacy efforts on card and payments issues. In her current role, Sutton oversees the association’s bipartisan team responsible for engaging lawmakers and their staff on policy and legislative issues affecting banks and the communities they serve.

Sutton was chief of staff for former CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger. She also served as chief of staff for Acting Director Mick Mulvaney in 2018.  Prior to the CFPB, Sutton spent more than a decade on Capitol Hill, most recently as majority staff director of the House Financial Services Committee.