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Market Risk & Governance

Market risk, enterprise risk and investment governance.

Direct market-risk responsibility for a $6 billion derivatives trading business, followed by public-company enterprise risk and investment-manager governance.

Market risk & committee accountability

LaBranche & Co.Role held 1999–2007

Chief Risk Officer · market and enterprise risk

Chief Risk Officer / Enterprise Risk Manager

  • Managed market risk across complex securities for a $6 billion derivatives trading business.
  • Also served as Enterprise Risk Manager for the public company, accountable to the Board and Executive Committee, and chaired the Sarbanes-Oxley Steering Committee.
Pine Grove Asset ManagementRole held 2011–2015

Operating, Valuation and Risk Committee chair

Partner / COO

  • Chaired the Operating, Valuation and Risk Committees of the credit-focused fund-of-hedge-funds manager.
  • Developed and maintained internal safeguards for firm assets while overseeing day-to-day and strategic business operations.
Nikko Asset ManagementRole held 2009–2011

Global Risk Committee

COO / CFO, New York adviser

  • Served on Nikko’s Global Risk Committee while leading the New York adviser’s finance, risk, technology, compliance and operational divisions.

Manager oversight & trading risk

Pine Grove Asset ManagementRole held 2011–2015

$1 billion across 40 external managers

Partner / COO

  • Approved operational reviews covering $1 billion of investments across 40 third-party managers.
  • Combined external-manager oversight with responsibility for internal asset safeguards and valuation governance.
LaBranche & Co.Role held 1999–2007

Trading and risk benchmarks

Proprietary Trader; later Enterprise Risk Manager / CRO

  • Directly oversaw the international trading desk of an ADR specialist.
  • Implemented trading and risk benchmarks for traders, bringing direct trading experience to subsequent enterprise risk oversight.

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