Experience

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  Drinker biddle & reath

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1996

  Associate

  Associate in Business & Finance Department, with focus on Investment Management. Responsible for drafting disclosure for registration statements for multiple mutual fund families, and drafting minutes for Fund board meetings. Drafted proxy statements for fund reorganizations/mergers.

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  Calvert investments

  May 1996 - Dec 2015

  Vice president and deputy general counsel

  Led legal operations of multiple registered investment companies pursuant to Investment Company Act of 1940, including preparation of board and committee materials and resulting meeting minutes; drafting and supervision of filings for new funds, fund reorganizations and mergers, portfolio manager changes, proxy solicitations, and change of control; and production of mutual fund registration statements.Guided firm’s regulatory functions, including investment company and investment adviser registration with SEC, supervised Blue Sky (state) registration process, reviewed advertising materials for compliance with SEC and FINRA rules, oversaw MSRB compliance regarding Calvert-administered DC 529 College Savings Plan, and counseled on risk management controls and development of policies and procedures in oversight of compliance programs for both investment adviser and broker-dealer.Administered internal corporate legal matters, including negotiating general contracts, filing for trademark and copyright protections, and successful defense against EEOC claims and handling of human resources issues.Provided legal counsel to the Calvert Foundation in fulfilling non-profit securities-related and philanthropic activities. Research into federal eleemosynary exemption and resulting first-ever registration of securities issued by a non-profit organization with all 50 states. Created extensive offering document for resulting note program. Crafted Exemptive Order application with the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow mutual funds to invest through note program. Innovative registration of securities with the CUSIP Bureau. Show less

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  Seward & kissel llp

  Apr 2016 - Feb 2018

  Counsel

  Counsel in Seward & Kissel’s Investment Management Group, located in the Washington, D.C. office. Practice focused primarily on registered investment companies and registered investment advisers under the federal securities regulations.

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  National real estate advisors

  Mar 2018 - Feb 2023

  Chief compliance officer

  National Real Estate Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser located in Washington, D.C., that specializes in build-to-core, developing and owning large-scale, urban commercial and multifamily real estate projects for its institutional client accounts.

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  Impactassets

  Mar 2023 - now

  General counsel

  ImpactAssets is an impact investing trailblazer, dedicated to changing the trajectory of our planet’s future and improving the lives of all people. We empower impact investors and philanthropists with access to investing opportunities and customized solutions that promote positive change. ImpactAssets has more than $3 billion in assets in 2,200 donor advised fund accounts, working with purpose-driven individuals and their wealth managers, family offices, foundations and corporations.

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  Newtower trust

  Feb 2024 - now

  Board member