J. Timothy O'Neill was sworn in as a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board on June 1, 1995. He was nominated to the position by President Clinton on January 5, 1995.
Mr. O'Neill most recently was a partner in the Washington law firm of O'Connor & Hannan, focusing on trade and international law and matters relating to legislation and regulation. He has represented both international and domestic clients before the Congress and the Executive Branch. He is the former Director of Congressional Affairs for the Federal Housing Finance Board.
Mr. O'Neill has served as Senior Legislative Manager for International Affairs for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and was Deputy Director of Congressional Affairs for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Prior to his Executive Branch experience, he held the position of Legislative Director for U.S. Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania.
A 1976 magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, Mr. O'Neill received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1980.
Mr. O'Neill, a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, resides in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife, Virginia, and their three children, Elizabeth Porter, John Timothy, Jr., and David Elliott.