Election Edge
join MFA's Head of US Government Affairs for a discussion on what to watch for next week's elections and how the results may impact the alternative investment industry.
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Featured Guests
Nora Richardson
Managing Director, Membership & Investor Services
Nora Richardson is MFA’s Managing Director, Membership & Investor Services.
Prior to joining MFA, Nora was at Bank of America Securities as a Director in the Prime Brokerage Business Consulting team. Prior to that, Nora worked in both the U.S. and London offices of Bank of America as a prime brokerage account manager. She has more than thirteen years of experience serving equity, multi-strategy, and quantitative hedge funds of various sizes from new launches and emerging managers to institutionalized funds.
Nora graduated with honors from Fairfield University with a B.S. in mathematics and economics.
John Van Etten
Managing Director, Head of U.S. Government Affairs
John Van Etten is Managing Director, Head of U.S. Government Affairs at MFA. He leads the U.S. Government Affairs team in representing the alternative asset management industry on political and regulatory issues that impact capital formation, investment strategies, and beneficiaries. He engages directly with Congress, the Administration, and other key policymakers and stakeholders.
Before joining MFA, John spent more than seven years at JPMorgan Chase & Co., advising and representing the firm before Congress, multiple U.S. Administrations, and global regulatory bodies. He previously held government affairs roles at HSBC and The Clearing House (now the Bank Policy Institute), practiced financial services law at a major law firm, and served as a financial policy advisor in the U.S. House of Representatives.
John earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, San Diego, and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.
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