Nathaniel Stankard

Nathaniel Stankard is Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Legal Officer, working closely with the Chief Legal Officer to oversee the full range of the office’s responsibilities.

Mr. Stankard previously served as FINRA’s Chief of Staff, where he helped the CEO execute enterprise strategy, develop regulatory policy, and strengthen the organization’s regulatory programs, including in the integration of the functions that now comprise FINRA’s unified Regulatory Operations.

Prior to FINRA, Mr. Stankard worked at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for seven years. He served as the Counsel to the Director of the Division of Trading and Markets during the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act and later as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy for Chair Mary Jo White, where he managed the rulemaking agenda of the Commission; advised the Chair on a diverse range of complex legal and policy matters; and represented the Chair in negotiations with other agencies and market participants.

Mr. Stankard’s financial industry background also includes Morgan Stanley, where he was an Executive Director in what is now the Global Sustainable Finance Group, and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, where he advised financial institutions and markets on regulatory and compliance matters.

Mr. Stankard received a B.A. in economics from Oberlin College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.