2001 to fill an unexpired term, to end on January 31, 2010. He resigned on June 21, 2006, effective June 30, 2006, in order to run the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.FRB 2006, op. cit. During his time on the Board, he served as the Board's administrative governor, as Chairman of the Board's Committee on Consumer and Community Affairs, as a member of the Committee on Supervisory and Regulatory Affairs, and as a member of the Committee on Federal Reserve Bank Affairs. In September 2005, following Hurricane Katrina, Olson dissented in a decision to raise interest rates, citing the devastation and uncertainty caused by the natural disaster. On June 8, 2009 he announced his resignation as chairman of the PCAOB to be effective July 31, 2009 for personal reasons. In September 2009, he became Co-Chair of Treliant Risk Advisors LLC, a compliance and strategic advisory firm for the financial services industry. He occasionally appeared on CNBC to provide insights and opinions on industry and regulatory issues. Personal life In 2004, Olson married Renee Korda and had two children, Ben and Stephanie. Death Mark Olson died on September 12, 2018 from pulmonary fibrosis in Rockville, Maryland. References Sources consulted – , most of the article is a minor rewrite of this source. Endnotes External links Statements and Speeches of Mark Walter Olson 1943 births 2018 deaths American Bankers Association Businesspeople from Minnesota Federal Reserve System governors People from Fergus Falls, Minnesota St. Olaf College alumni George W. Bush administration personnel