Sviatlana Phelan

Chief Counsel, Capital and Liquidity at PNC

Speaker

Sviatlana Phelan is a Chief Counsel in the Legal Regulatory Affairs Group at the PNC Bank. She joined PNC in January of 2025, and she advises on a variety of legal and strategical advocacy issues related to Basel III rules, capital, liquidity, stress testing and capital markets transactions. She is an active contributor to the industry advocacy efforts and a frequent speaker at the industry events. Prior to joining PNC, Sviatlana advised on bank regulatory topics, capital, and resolution at Citigroup.

Sviatlana spend over a decade at the Federal Reserve Board, where she spearheaded a number of high-profile regulatory initiatives and rulemakings in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. She led working groups in collaboration with the U.S. banking agencies and international standard-setters to develop consistent capital standards. She also participated in the interagency exchange programs at the Bank of England and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Sviatlana holds a J.D. and Master’s Degree in European and Eurasian Studies.