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.

Chairman

Michael C. Dawley*
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs & Co.
New York, N.Y.

Vice-Chairman

Maureen C. Downs*
President
Rosenthal Collins Group LLC
Chicago, Ill.

Futures Commission Merchants

Gerald F. Corcoran*
Chief Executive Officer
R.J. O'Brien & Associates LLC
Chicago, Ill.
(term ending February 2018)

Michael C. Dawley*
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs & Co.
New York, N.Y.
(term ending February 2018)

Maureen C. Downs*
President
Rosenthal Collins Group LLC
Chicago, Ill.
(term ending February 2018)

Thomas R. Kadlec
President
ADM Investor Services, Inc.
Chicago, Ill.
(term ending February 2019)

Antonio Reyes Miras
Managing Director and Americas Head-Futures, Clearing and Collateral
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
New York, N.Y.
(term ending February 2019)

Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants

William F. McCoy
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
New York, N.Y.
(term ending February 2018)

Charlotte B. McLaughlin*
President and Chief Executive Officer
PNC Capital Markets LLC
Pittsburgh, Pa.
(term ending February 2019)

Philip A. Olesen, CFA
Managing Director and Global Head of Credit Trading
UBS Securities LLC
New York, N.Y.
(term ending February 2019)

Don Thompson*
Managing Director and Associate General Counsel
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
New York, N.Y.
(term ending February 2018)

Sheryl M. Wallace
Corporate Vice President, Risk Management Leader
Cargill, Incorporated
Wayzata, Minn.
(term ending February 2018)

Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors

Douglas L. Bry*
Senior Strategist
Welton Investment Partners LLC
Carmel, Calif.
(term ending February 2018)

Ernest L. Jaffarian*
CEO/CIO
Efficient Capital Management LLC
Warrenville, Ill.
(term ending February 2019)

Brendan R. Kalb
Managing Director and General Counsel
AQR Capital Management LLC
Greenwich, Conn.
(term ending February 2018)

Martin Lueck
Research Director
Aspect Capital Limited
London, U.K.
(term ending February 2019)

Introducing Brokers

Michael T. Burke
Chief Executive Officer
HighGround Trading LLC
Chicago, Ill.
(term ending February 2019)

Paul J. Georgy
President
Allendale Inc.
McHenry, Ill.
(term ending February 2018)

Contract Markets

Mark G. Bagan
President and Chief Executive Officer
Minneapolis Grain Exchange
Minneapolis, Minn.

David S. Goone*
Chief Strategy Officer
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
Chicago, Ill.

John F. Sandner*
Special Policy Advisor, Retired Chairman of the Board
CME Group Inc.
Chicago, Ill.

Public Representatives

Andrea M. Corcoran
Principal
Align International LLC
Chevy Chase, Md.
(term ending February 2018)

Ronald H. Filler*
Professor of Law
New York Law School
New York, N.Y.
(term ending February 2018)

Douglas E. Harris*
Managing Director
Promontory Financial Group LLC
New York, N.Y.
(term ending February 2019)

The Honorable Jim Marshall
Washington, D.C.
(term ending February 2018)

Mary M. McDonnell
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
McDonnell & Associates
Chicago, Ill.
(term ending February 2018)

Michael H. Moskow*
Vice Chair and Distinguished Fellow
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Chicago, Ill.
(term ending February 2018)

Charles P. Nastro
New York, N.Y.
(term ending February 2019)

Ronald S. Oppenheimer*
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Vitol, Inc.
Houston, Texas
(term ending February 2019)

Todd E. Petzel*
Chief Investment Officer
Offit Capital Advisors LLC
New York, N.Y.
(term ending February 2019)

Michael R. Schaefer
New York, N.Y.
(term ending February 2019)

Permanent Special Advisor to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors

Leo Melamed
Chairman Emeritus
CME Group Inc.
Chairman & CEO
Melamed & Associates
Chicago, Ill.

*Executive Committee Member