Steve Bartlett is the former President and CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable, a Washington-based policy organization of 100 of the largest financial services companies, represented by their CEOs, a position which he held from 1999 to 2012. He is a former U.S. congressman from Texas's third congressional district, a mayor of Dallas, and member of the Dallas City Council. While in Congress, Bartlett served as a member of the House Banking Committee, where he led the successful push to let the market set interest rates on government-insured mortgages. He served as Deputy Whip and was a sponsor or principal co-sponsor of nearly 20 major pieces of legislation, including the Enhanced Secondary Mortgage Market Act, Fair Labor Standards Act Reforms, FHA Deregulation, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Bartlett is currently a member of Treliant’s Senior Advisory Board, where he offers strategic advice to Treliant’s clients and its senior executives on a range of matters: political, legislative, regulatory, and industry trends and serves as Chairman of Respectability, a large, national non-profit promoting employment and inclusion for persons with disabilities. He resides in Texas with his wife Gail.