 Christy Goldsmith Romero, nominated to be the head of the FDIC, questioned by Senator Sherrod Brown, Democrat from Ohio, chair of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee at today's confirmation hearing. More from the Reuters article. An attorney with a background in enforcement, Goldsmith Romero is backed by Democratic progressives, but is generally seen as a non-contentious pick and has influential supporters in some Republican circles. She was unanimously confirmed by the Senate twice before.