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Daniel J. Roth
Last year, Dan Roth announced his plans to retire after 13 years as President and Chief Executive Officer of National Futures Association (NFA), the independent self-regulatory organization, providing regulatory programs that safeguard the integrity of the derivatives market. Dan joined NFA in September 1983 as an Attorney and has held a number of positions with increasing responsibilities, including General Counsel, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. During the past 30 years at NFA, Dan has led the organization on major rulemaking and enforcement initiatives, including strengthened anti-fraud rules that have led to a dramatic drop in customer complaints in the U.S. futures industry. He has developed strong working relationships with international regulators, law enforcement agencies and members of the congressional committees that legislate the financial services industry. Prior to coming to NFA, Dan served as Assistant State's Attorney in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office where he was a member of the Official Misconduct Task Force of the Special Prosecutions Bureau. Prior to that, he was an Associate Attorney in general litigation with the law firm of Sidley & Austin. Dan holds a law degree from Loyola School of Law and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts from the University of Notre Dame. He has served as an adjunct professor at the Loyola School of Law and has authored numerous articles for futures industry publications.
CONTINUE READINGAtsushi Saito
Atsushi Saito served for two years as Group CEO, President and Chief Executive Officer of Japan Exchange Group – the exchange group established from the business combination of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group and Osaka Securities Exchange – retiring in June 2015.
CONTINUE READINGMargery F. Teller
Starting as an options clerk-trainee at O’Connor in 1984, Margery Teller spent over 20 years on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, where she rose to prominence as the pit’s largest back-month Eurodollar trader.
CONTINUE READINGWallace G. Weisenborn
Wally Weisenborn was a leading figure in the Chicago futures trading community for more than two decades before his retirement in 2000. He began his career at Harris Bank in 1953 and worked there for more than 25 years
CONTINUE READINGAlan Whiting
Alan Whiting, who sadly passed away in June 2015, made a significant and lasting contribution to the futures industry in three core areas – as Head of Financial Regulation at Her Majesty's Treasury in the early to mid-1990s; as Executive Director of Regulation and Compliance at the London Metal Exchange from 1997 to 2004; and then latterly as Chairman of NYSE Life from 2012 to 2015.
CONTINUE READINGRobert Cox
Bob Cox was a vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and a long-time industry leader and former member of FIA’s board. Cox was a key advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on matters involving central counterparty risk and derivatives, serving as vice president in the financial markets group for the bank until his death in December 2018. Before joining the Chicago Fed, Cox was the head of the listed derivatives and clearing business for HSBC in the Americas and the founder and head of the futures business of Goldman Sachs in East Asia. He also served as a board member at the Hong Kong Clearing Corporation and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX), and was a member of the Hong Kong Exchange Group’s Clearing Consultative Panel. In his early career he was a member of the Mid America Commodity Exchange in Chicago, where he was chairman of the Rules Committee and the Membership Committee. Cox was a graduate of Northwestern University and studied at the International School of Manila, Philippines.
CONTINUE READINGPaul Davies
Paul Davies spent over 30 years in the investment banking industry, primarily in futures and options, including 25 years at Goldman Sachs where he last served as managing director and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Futures in Singapore. Davies was instrumental in the formation and growth of FIA Asia (now part of FIA), serving as chairman of its board of directors and setting the organization on the successful path it has followed to this day. Davies began his career in banking at Hill Samuel Bank in London prior to his move to Goldman Sachs in 1992. In 1996, he was sent to Singapore for a threemonth assignment which eventually turned into a stay of over 20 years. Throughout his career, Davies had various sales and operations roles in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore. He served in a variety of leadership roles across the Asia-Pacific region, including chairman of the Singapore Exchange Derivatives Advisory Committee, a member of the Singapore Exchange Disciplinary Committee and chairman of the board of directors for the DTCC Data Repository in Singapore. Since his departure from Goldman Sachs, Davies has been managing his private investments and serving as director at Pimp My Tuk-Tuk, a philanthropic venture that raises funds to help the underprivileged children of Sri Lanka.
CONTINUE READINGMitch Fulscher
Mitch Fulscher played an important role in the development of the financial futures markets as a partner in the Chicago office of Arthur Andersen.
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