About
Donna J. Blank has served as a director of AGNC Investment Corp. since 2018 and is Chair of the Audit Committee; she has been determined to be an 'audit committee financial expert.'
She is a finance executive with over 30 years of financial and operational experience, primarily in financial services. She was Chief Financial Officer at ZAIS Group, LLC (2015-2016), where she also served as CFO of its externally managed publicly traded residential mortgage REIT and its public holding company.
Earlier, she was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at NFP Corp. (2008-2013) and Chief Financial Officer at Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (2003-2008). She holds an MBA in Finance and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University.
Roles
AGNC Investment Corp.
Director; Chair of the Audit Committee · Current role
2018–present
ZAIS Group, LLC
Chief Financial Officer · Alternative asset manager; also served as CFO of its externally managed publicly traded residential mortgage REIT and its public holding company.
2015 - 2016
NFP Corp.
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President · Publicly traded insurance brokerage.
2008 - 2013
Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
Chief Financial Officer · Before and after its sale by GE Capital to an investor group in late 2003.
2003 - 2008
NFP Corp.
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
2008 – 2013
External Roles
Wellabe Mutual Holding Company
Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
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Wellabe Mutual Holding Company
Chair, Audit and Risk Committee
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Director Compensation
FY 2025
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash
$160,000
Also at AGNC Investment Corp.