Upcoming events

Please join us in person for a luncheon or via the live Zoom link for an interactive discussion on public policy and political developments in Washington. John Savercool, head of US Office of Public Policy, will provide a unique perspective and insight into the current political climate and geopolitical issues that are leading today's headlines. We will also be joined by Tom Akin, Senior Vice President of Capital Group who will lead a discussion on how the election impacts markets from a historical perspective. The afternoon will also provide an opportunity to understand how the political landscape may impact the markets and your overall financial plan.

Hosted by
Montage Financial Group

UBS Financial Services Inc.

John Savercool serves as Managing Director and Head of Governmental Affairs US. This office covers all of the primary business units within UBS, including the Investment Bank, Wealth Management and Global AM. In this capacity, John directs the firm’s lobbying, political and policy advocacy efforts at the federal level. He manages a staff of eight in Washington in support of this mission.

John is a veteran of Washington of 41 years. He began his career with US Congressman Mike Oxley of Ohio, the former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. John then embarked on a 17-year career with Texas Senator Phil Gramm, the former chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. John also served as chief of staff for Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in 1993. In his long Senate career, John focused on a broad range of legislative and policy issues.

John left the Senate in 1999 for a career in the private sector. He was tapped to be the vice president for federal affairs for the American Insurance Association (AIA) in 1999 and served in that capacity until 2003. While at the AIA, John spearheaded the insurance industry’s efforts in passing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. He also led the industry’s efforts to open new markets for US property and casualty insurance products abroad, specifically in China and India.

In 2003, he was selected by UBS to become the firm’s first full-time, senior lobbyist to direct the firm’s advocacy activities in Washington. John’s lobbying targets to date have included all major banking and securities issues, regulatory reform in financial services and tax legislation, among others. John also directs the firm’s political action committee and manages the firm’s political relationships in Washington.

John was born in Endicott, New York and is a graduate of Frostburg State University (Maryland). He has spent most of his life in the Washington, DC suburbs where he currently lives with his wife Mary K. John and Mary K. have two grown daughters and a grown son.

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