Evan Daniels
Evan Daniels
- Fintech
- Regulatory Compliance
- Litigation & Enforcement
Biography
Evan Daniels is a nationally recognized leader on fintech and insurance law and policy. He represents clients across the country on regulatory matters and advises financial service and insurance companies on regulatory strategy and dealing with state and federal regulatory agencies in various contexts. In July 2020, Evan was appointed to lead the Arizona Department of Insurance & Financial Institutions, where he served as the state’s chief regulator for insurance, banks, credit unions, and various other financial services, including money transmitters, consumer lenders, and mortgage-related licensees. Prior to his appointment, Evan stood up Arizona’s first-in-the-nation regulatory sandbox program for fintech as part of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.
As a former regulator, Evan has expertise in insurance and financial services licensing, compliance, and investigatory matters. He has deep experience in innovation policy and regulatory decision-making concerning technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital assets, and insurtech. Having served as an assistant attorney general in Arizona, Evan understands how to effectively navigate UDAAP claims and investigations, working with all levels of government. He has represented the offices in which he has worked at the highest levels of government, including the White House, the Federal Reserve, the OCC, the CFTC, the Arizona Legislature, and as an active member of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and Conference of State Banking Supervisors.
Previous Experience
Director, Arizona Department of Insurance & Financial Institutions
Assistant Attorney General & Fintech Sandbox Counsel, Arizona Attorney General’s Office
Judicial Law Clerk, Arizona Court of Appeals
Thought Leadership
Evan is a sought-after speaker on insurance and fintech matters, having spoken on panels at the Consumer Electronics Show, Money 2020, Insurtech on the Silicon Prairie, PayExpo in London, and at events for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Arizona Bankers Association, the Casualty Actuarial Society, the Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society, and George Mason University’s Mercatus Center.
Professional and Community Activities
National Association of Insurance Commissioners 2022 Co-Vice Chair of the standing committee on Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Technology and Chair of the Innovation in Regulation & Technology Working Group
Conference of State Banking Supervisors member of the Fintech & Innovation Steering Group
2022 Board Member for the National Insurance Producer Registry.
2020-2022 Board Member on the Arizona Board of Investment.
Fun Facts
Favorite Apps
Vivino
Spotify
Audible
Superpower
My daughter says it’s my pancakes, so who am I to argue with that?
Favorite Thing to Binge Watch
Sports
Band of Brothers
Key & Peele
Passions
Family
My Sports Teams
Wine
History
Education
J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law
Editor in Chief, Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
M.A., Diplomacy, Norwich University
B.A., Arizona State University, magna cum laude
Admissions
Arizona
District of Columbia
U.S. Federal District Court, District of Arizona
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit