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
Alicia Crighton*
Goldman Sachs & Co.
New York, NY
Term ends February 2027
Futures Commission Merchants
Scott Andersen
SG Americas Securities LLC
Chicago, IL
Term ends February 2028
Alicia Crighton*
Goldman Sachs & Co.
New York, NY
Term ends February 2027
Thomas R. Kadlec
ADM Investor Services, Inc.
Chicago, IL
Term ends February 2027
Gregory Tusar
Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc.
New York, NY
Term ends February 2028
Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants
Seth P. Bender*
HSBC Bank USA, NA
New York, NY
Term ends February 2027
Mark L. Maurer
StoneX Markets LLC
Chicago, IL
Term ends February 2028
Katharyn Meyer
ING Capital Markets LLC
New York, NY
Term ends February 2027
Jennifer Willig Patterson
JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA
New York, NY
Term ends February 2028
Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors
Ernest L. Jaffarian*
Efficient Capital Management LLC
Warrenville, IL
Term ends February 2027
Martin Lueck
Aspect Capital Limited
London, UK
Term ends February 2027
Constance R. Wick
Crabel Capital Management LLC
Milwaukee, WI
Term ends February 2028
Introducing Brokers
Michael T. Burke*
HighGround Trading LLC
Chicago, IL
Term ends February 2027
Contract Markets
Trabue Bland*
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
New York, NY
Term ends February 2027
Derek L. Sammann
CME Group
Chicago, IL
Term ends February 2027
Public Representatives
Ana Beskin*
Amazon Kuipers
Seattle, WA
Term ends February 2028
Michael C. Dawley
Bluefin Partners LLC
Sleepy Hollow, NY
Term ends February 2027
Ronald H. Filler
New York Law School
Naples, FL
Term ends February 2028
Mary M. McDonnell*
McDonnell & Associates
Naples, FL
Term ends February 2028
Tameka S. Morton
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Wheaton, IL
Term ends February 2027
Ronald S. Oppenheimer
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Boca Raton, FL
Term ends February 2027
Todd E. Petzel*
Offit Capital Advisors LLC
New York, NY
Term ends February 2027
Permanent Special Advisor to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors
Leo Melamed
CME Group, Inc
Chicago, IL
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Melamed & Associates
Chicago, IL
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*Executive Committee Member