Karinya Verghese
Chief of Staff to the Chief Financial and Administration Officer (CFAO) and Vice President of Strategic Operations
Karinya Verghese is Chief of Staff to the Chief Financial and Administration Officer (CFAO) and Vice President of Strategic Operations. In this role, Ms. Verghese provides strategic support to the CFAO and his leadership team, and oversees a diverse range of functions that advance Enterprise & Financial Solutions operational effectiveness and strategic direction, including strategic initiatives, business operations, training and development, and regulatory compliance.
Since joining FINRA in 2016, Ms. Verghese has held two other positions. Most recently, she was vice president and chief of staff to the head of Enforcement after serving as an associate regional director for FINRA’s Office of Dispute Resolution. Prior to joining FINRA, Ms. Verghese worked as a commercial mediator and conflict resolution consultant in Los Angeles and also spent eight years as a corporate lawyer with major Australian law firms in her hometown of Sydney, Australia.
Ms. Verghese holds a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from the University of Sydney, as well as an LLM in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University.