Mr. Jon T. Rymer was confirmed by the Senate as the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on June 22, 2006. Mr. Rymer comes to the FDIC Office of Inspector General with experience as a banker, an auditor, and a soldier.

From 1981 through 1992, he was Executive Vice President of First American National Bank (previously known as Park National Bank and now known as AmSouth Bank), Knoxville and Nashville, Tennessee. He was also Executive Vice President of Boatmen's Bank of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, (previously known as Worthen National Bank and now known as Bank of America) from 1992 through 1997. As a banking executive, he held leadership roles in projects and activities ranging from running major business units to mergers and divestitures, systems conversions, and business and strategic planning. Along with many of these positions came management and leadership responsibilities for hundreds of employees.

During his years with the accounting firm of KPMG LLP, he provided services to scores of banking clients on matters of process improvement, assurance processes, and internal auditing. His clients ranged from international banks to community banks, thrifts, and credit unions. This experience fostered an understanding of banking operations and an appreciation for the concerns of bankers and customers alike.

Mr. Rymer has served for 25 years in the active and reserve components of the U.S. Army. He has received numerous U.S. Army and Ohio National Guard medals throughout his military career.

He attended the University of Tennessee where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in June 1981. He also was awarded a Master of Business Administration at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in August 1996. Other professional development and leadership training includes courses taken at: the Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California; Tennessee School of Banking at Vanderbilt University; The National Commercial Lending School at the University of Oklahoma; Senior Leadership Development Course at the University of Maryland; U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Operations and Investigations Course; and The United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Mr. Rymer has also been active in civic, charitable, and professional organizations, including the American Legion, Easter Seals, and the Institute of Internal Auditors.

He is married to Debra Rymer and they have one son, Thomson Rymer, age 10.