The Futures Industry Association is pleased to announce that Dawn Stump will join the association as senior vice president and head of government affairs, starting Sept. 10. In this newly created position, Stump will lead and coordinate FIA’s relations with Congress and participate in the development and implementation of FIA’s legislative and regulatory strategy.
“I am delighted that someone of Dawn’s caliber will be joining our team,” said Walt Lukken, FIA’s president and chief executive officer. “With her deep industry and Capitol Hill experience, Dawn will be invaluable to FIA and its members as our industry works with policymakers to implement Dodd-Frank and strengthen customer protections.”
Stump will join FIA from the Washington office of NYSE Euronext, where she is vice president of government affairs focusing on issues of importance to the group’s derivatives businesses. Prior to joining NYSE, she held senior staff positions at both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees, where she was involved in matters pertaining to the oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the reauthorization of the Commodity Exchange Act, and most recently, the negotiations for the derivatives title of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
FIA is the primary industry association for centrally cleared futures and swaps. Its membership includes the world’s largest derivatives clearing firms as well as exchanges and clearinghouses from more than 20 countries. Although FIA has no regulatory authority, it seeks to promote best practices and standardization in the cleared derivatives markets, provide policymakers with an informed perspective on the derivatives markets, and advocate for the interests of its members, its markets and its customers. FIA strives to protect open and competitive markets, protect the public interest through adherence to high standards of professional conduct and financial integrity, and promote public trust and confidence in the cleared markets.