Board of Directors

Brenda J. Gaines

Brenda J. Gaines served as president and chief executive officer of Diners Club North America, a subsidiary of Citigroup, from October 2002 until her retirement in April 2004. She served as president, Diners Club North America, from February 1999 to September 2002. From 1988 until her appointment as president, she held various positions within Diners Club North America, Citigroup, and Citigroup's predecessor corporations. She also served as deputy chief of staff for the mayor of the city of Chicago from 1985 to 1987 and as Chicago commissioner of housing from 1983 to 1985. In addition, Ms. Gaines serves as a director of Office Depot, NICOR, Inc., and Tenet Healthcare Corporation.

Ms. Gaines initially became a director in September 2006, before we were put into conservatorship, and FHFA appointed her to Fannie Mae's Board in December 2008.

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