Susan Comparato is senior vice president and general counsel of Security Capital Assurance Ltd. Ms. Comparato is responsible for SCA's interaction with all regulatory institutions with oversight of SCA as a publicly traded insurance holding company. Additionally, Ms. Comparato will provide legal counsel and guidance for SCA's business initiatives. Ms. Comparato is an SCA executive officer and a member of the Company's executive committee. She reports to SCA s chief executive officer, Paul S. Giordano. Prior to her appointment as SCA s general counsel, Ms. Comparato had served as a managing director and general counsel of XL Capital Assurance Inc. ("XLCA"), the financial guarantee subsidiary of SCA, since 2004. During that time, she played an integral role in SCA's transition to a public holding company. Ms. Comparato continues to serve as general counsel of XLCA and remain a member of XLCA's credit and managing committees. Ms. Comparato joined XLCA in 2001 serving as associate general counsel with a particular focus on asset-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations in the United States and international markets. Prior to joining XLCA, Ms. Comparato worked for Barclays Capital, where she was an associate director, risk finance. Ms. Comparato began her career at Sidley & Austin, as an associate attorney in the securitization group. Ms. Comparato graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Finance. She received a J.D. from the College of William and Mary. She is a member of the Association of Financial Guaranty Insurers' government affairs committee. |