John Ramsay

Company: IEX Group Inc.

Area of Expertise: Broker-dealer regulation, market regulation and policy, market structure, Volcker rule, Dodd-Frank Act

Website: http://www.iextrading.com

Twitter Feed: @IEXtrading

Topics Presented in Speeches: Market Policy & Regulation

Email: info@iextrading.com

Biography: John Ramsay is the chief market policy officer for IEX Group Inc., an alternative trading venue. In September 2015, IEX filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the ‘Investors Exchange,’ a process the firm hopes will be complete by early 2016. The founders of IEX were featured in Michael Lewis’ book, “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt” (W.W. Norton & Company, 2014).

Ramsay has 26 years’ experience in positions that concern the regulation and oversight of securities markets and intermediaries. While at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since 2010, Ramsay led the staff’s response to numerous significant market events, its participation in global regulatory initiatives, the development of new analytical tools for equity market oversight, and the proposal for Regulation SCI [establishing uniform requirements relating to the automated systems of market participants and utilities]. He also led SEC efforts to implement significant elements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including the Volcker Rule and derivatives reform rules. From December 2012 to February 2014, Ramsay oversaw the Division of Trading and Markets, the group responsible for regulating broker-dealers and self-regulatory organizations, such as securities exchanges and FINRA.