PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Securities Markets Consultant
September 1999 to Present
Operating as an independent consultant in the areas of
arbitration/litigation support and securities market regulation, and
specializing in expert testimony; case evaluations; trading analysis; market
reconstructions; and market surveillance and enforcement issues.
- Pacific Exchange
Vice President, Regulation
1988 to September 1999
Responsible for the Regulation Division, which was comprised of the
following departments: Equities and Options Surveillance; Equities and
Options Enforcement; Member Examinations (financial compliance); Securities
Qualification (listings); Regulatory Policy; and Regulatory Development and
Oversight. Total staff in Regulation Division: 34. Annual operating budget
of Division: approximately $3,000,000. Have reported to a variety of
executive officers including the CEO, General Counsel, CFO, and CRO.
Administered and provided counsel to key PCX member committees including the
Ethics and Business Conduct, Equity Floor Trading, and Options Floor Trading
committees. Provided direct support to the PCX's Board of Governors and a
variety of Board committees including the Oversight Committee and the
Regulatory Oversight Committee. Provided regulatory support to the PCX's
new product development, special projects, and other competitive
initiatives.
Directed the PCX's regulatory programs and processes including oversight of
trading on its Los Angeles and San Francisco trading floors. Represented
the PCX in regulatory interaction with the SEC, which included rule
formulation, investigations, enforcement actions, and SEC audits of the
PCX's regulatory programs. Worked closely with state securities
jurisdictions in Blue Sky matters and overhauled and upgraded the PCX's
listings program.
Represented the PCX on the Intermarket Surveillance Group (ISG), which is an
international surveillance organization that was, at the time, comprised of
over 25 domestic and foreign securities and futures exchanges (served as ISG
chairman in 1995/96, and served as chairman of the ISG's Technology Subgroup
in 1999), and North American Securities Administrators Association (served
on NASAA's "Exchanges and Municipal Securities Committee"). Also
represented the PCX on the Options Self-Regulatory Council; International
Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO); International Federation of
Stock Exchanges (FIBV); and International Options Markets Assoc. (IOMA).
Negotiated regulatory agreements with numerous foreign exchanges and
regulatory authorities, and worked closely with the Taiwan Stock Exchange in
developing a joint-exchange venture.
Worked with the CFTC in developing a futures product for the proposed
Pacific Futures Exchange (a subsidiary of the PCX).
- Pacific Exchange
1978 to 1988
Served as Director of Market Surveillance; Manager of Options Surveillance;
Manager of Equities Surveillance; and a variety of analytical
positions.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Member of the Compliance & Legal Division of the Securities Industry
Association (SIFMA).
- Currently serving on the advisory board of InvestmentCare Consulting Group,
a provider of compliance & regulatory products & services to the
securities industry.
- In 2000 & 2001, served on the advisory board of a Silicon Valley
pre-startup, which was developing a revolutionary product distribution
management system.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- Received SEC training in securities law enforcement & completed a variety
of American Management Association & Zenger Miller leadership &
management courses.
EDUCATION
- California State University, Northridge
BA & MA in History
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