Regina Thoele

Regina G. Thoele is Senior Vice President of Compliance at NFA.  Her current responsibilities include overseeing the Compliance Department's exam, investigation, financial surveillance, and risk management programs; working on enforcement cases; advising Members on compliance issues; assisting NFA Member committees; participating in industry conferences; and developing and monitoring Compliance Department goals.  In addition, Ms. Thoele works with NFA’s Legal Department to develop rules and interpretive guidance, makes presentations to NFA’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors and to other outside organizations, and develops strategic plans and initiatives for NFA’s Compliance Department.  From July 1994 until March 1998, Ms. Thoele held the position of Arbitration Manager and was responsible for supervising staff and helping manage the Arbitration program.  Ms. Thoele has also served as an adjunct faculty member at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where she taught a compliance course. 

Ms. Thoele attended Indiana University and received a B.S. degree in finance.  Ms. Thoele also received her designation as a Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional through the NASD Institute at The Wharton School, as well as her designation as a Certified Fraud Examiner through the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.