Arleas Upton Kea, chief operating officer and deputy to the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in Washington, D.C. January 30, 2020.
Arleas Upton Kea has spent her entire career at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. She was the first woman of color in the FDIC’s legal department and is now the deputy chairman and chief operating officer.
In an email conversation with Corporate Counsel, Kea discussed some of the challenges she faced as a woman of color in law and the importance of having a mentor. This conversation has been edited for clarity and length.
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