Board of Directors
NFA's Board of Directors is its principal governing and policy development body. The Board consists of both Member Directors and Public Directors. NFA's Board is structured to ensure representation of each membership category. Member Directors are selected by the Members they represent through an election process.
See Article VII: Board of Directors for more information regarding the Board's composition and election process. The Board meets quarterly in February, May, August and November.
Chair
Gerald F. Corcoran*
R.J. O’Brien & Associates LLC
Chicago, Ill.
Term ends February 2025
Futures Commission Merchants
Scott Andersen
SG Americas Securities LLC
Chicago, Ill.
Term ends February 2026
Gerald F. Corcoran*
R.J. O’Brien & Associates LLC
Chicago, Ill.
Term ends February 2026
Alicia Crighton
Goldman Sachs
New York, N.Y.
Term ends February 2025
Thomas R. Kadlec
ADM Investor Services, Inc.
Chicago, Ill.
Term ends February 2025
Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants
Seth P. Bender
HSBC Bank USA, NA
New York, N.Y.
Term ends February 2025
Mark L. Maurer
StoneX Markets LLC
Chicago, Ill.
Term ends February 2026
Charlotte B. McLaughlin
PNC Capital Markets LLC
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Term ends February 2025
Don Thompson*
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
New York, N.Y.
Term ends February 2026
Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors
Ernest L. Jaffarian*
Efficient Capital Management LLC
Warrenville, Ill.
Term ends February 2025
Martin Lueck
Aspect Capital Limited
London, U.K.
Term ends February 2025
Constance R. Wick
Crabel Capital Management
Milwaukee, Wis.
Term ends February 2026
Introducing Brokers
Michael T. Burke*
HighGround Trading LLC
Chicago, Ill.
Term ends February 2025
Contract Markets
Trabue Bland
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
New York, N.Y.
Term ends February 2025
Julie Holzrichter*
CME Group
Chicago, Ill.
Term ends February 2025
Public Representatives
Ana Beskin*
Amazon People Experience and Tech
Seattle, Wash.
Term ends February 2026
Michael C. Dawley
Bluefin Partners LLC
Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Term ends February 2025
Ronald H. Filler
New York Law School
Naples, Fla.
Term ends February 2026
Arthur W. Hahn*
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Chicago, Ill.
Term ends February 2026
Mary M. McDonnell*
McDonnell & Associates
Naples, Fla.
Term ends February 2026
Ronald S. Oppenheimer
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Boca Raton, Fla.
Term ends February 2025
Todd E. Petzel
Offit Capital Advisors LLC
New York, N.Y.
Term ends February 2025
Permanent Special Advisor to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors
Leo Melamed
CME Group, Inc.
Chicago, Ill.
Melamed & Associates
Chicago, Ill.
*Executive Committee Member