Daniel Mudd

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Daniel H. Mudd is the current CEO of Fannie Mae (FNM). He is currently 48 year old and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia.

Daniel H. Mudd is President and Chief Executive Officer of Fannie Mae, headquartered in Washington, DC. He is also a Director of the company. Previously, Mr. Mudd served as Chief Operating Officer, responsible for management of single-family and multifamily lender origination, credit, housing initiatives, systems, human resources, budgeting, and principal investment decisions for the organization.

Prior to joining Fannie Mae, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital, Japan. Mr. Mudd began his career at GE Capital in 1991, was Managing Director for International Financing from 1993 to 1995, and became President and CEO for European Fleet Services in 1995. He was President of GE Capital Asia-Pacific from 1996-1999 and managed the operation through the Asian financial crisis. Prior to GE, Mr. Mudd held positions in management consulting and financial services.

Daniel Mudd graduated with a B.A. in American History from the University of Virginia. He was an officer in the U.S. Marines and was decorated for combat service in Beirut, Lebanon. He left the service after a tour in the Office of the Secretary of Defense to obtain his Masters in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University. In 1989, he was awarded a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship to work with the German government during the reunification of East and West Germany.

Mr. Mudd is currently on the boards of the Fannie Mae Foundation, Ryder System, Inc., Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the Center for the Study of the Presidency, Homes for Working Families, Hampton University, and the University of Virginia Board of Managers. He is a member of the Business Council, The Business Roundtable, the Council on Foreign Relations, and has advised Oriental and General Fund, Ltd., and APEC.

In 1980, he was a finalist in the Olympic Rowing Trials. He resides in Washington, DC with his wife, Maura, and four children. He is the son of the former television newscaster Roger Mudd^[1].

As of December 29th, Mr. Mudd was 48 years old.