Susan Sullivan Kinney is the Senior Vice President of Congressional Relations at the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), where she plays a key role in advocating for community banks before key members of Congress and banking regulatory agencies. Her areas of focus include regulatory relief, deposit insurance, payments, fintech, digital assets, and cybersecurity and data privacy.

With over 15 years of experience in advocacy, Susan has worked extensively on financial services issues at both state and federal levels. Before joining ICBA in March 2020, she held various advocacy roles at the American Financial Services Association, most recently serving as Director of Congressional and Political Affairs. In this role, she lobbied on consumer lending issues and managed political operations for the association.

Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Political Science from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and is a Certified Consumer Credit Compliance Professional. She also serves as co-chair of the Financial Services Task Force of Women in Government Relations.