Chris Montagnino is the Managing Director of Jordan & Jordan’s Compliance and Regulatory Solutions practice. Chris provides deep insight into regulatory compliance policies, requirements, and challenges gained from thirty years’ experience across the surveillance and regulatory landscape working for exchanges, sell-side and buy-side firms in financial services.

Prior to joining Jordan & Jordan, Chris was with Eventus, an industry leading trade surveillance provider, as a Director of Regulatory Affairs and most recently as Vice President of Professional Services. Over the course of his career, Chris has held senior compliance roles focusing on regulatory and surveillance with Deutsche Bank, Jefferies, Credit Suisse and Citi. While at Jefferies, Chris’ responsibilities included regular testing of the firm’s written supervisory procedures and controls in conjunction with the annual CEO attestation. He has also served as the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for First Republic Investment Management, Inc., a private wealth management firm with over a hundred portfolio managers and exceeding $30 billion in assets under management. Earlier in his career, Chris worked for NYSE Regulation as a Director in Market Surveillance performing assessments of the NYSE’s specialist and market trading surveillance programs. Chris began his career in the securities industry with NYSE Enforcement initially as an investigator and later as an attorney in litigation.

Chris holds a BA in Economics from New York University and earned his JD from Brooklyn Law School. Chris is a licensed attorney in both New York and New Jersey.