Lisa Arnesen is FINRA’s Vice President of People Analytics and Operations. In this role, Ms. Arnesen leads the strategic and operational support of all HR systems, as well as FINRA’s employee relations and people-focused data analytics and reporting functions.

Haimera Workie, Vice President and Head of Financial innovation, oversees the Office of Financial Innovation. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading FINRA’s Office of Financial Innovation, which focuses on analyzing financial technology (FinTech) innovations and emerging risks and trends related to the securities market. As part of these responsibilities, Mr. Workie works to foster an ongoing dialogue with market participants in order to build a better understanding of FinTech innovations and their impact on the securities markets.  

As the Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist, Ms. Walsh is responsible for management of national strategic and tactical initiatives by providing high quality research, analysis and advice on the economics of securities regulation and policy in support of the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) and FINRA’s mission. The work product informs current rulemaking initiatives, reviews of existing rules and potential areas of future regulatory actions through analysis of the economic impacts of existing and potential rulemakings.