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ALLAN S. MOSTOFF
President
allan.mostoff@mfdf.com
Allan Mostoff is President and Treasurer of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum. He founded the financial services practice at the Dechert law firm in 1976, and is now Counsel to that firm. He joined Dechert LLP after serving with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, most recently as Director of the Division of Investment Management Regulation and, prior to that, as Associate Director and Assistant Director of the Division of Corporate Regulation. He is a member of The American Law Institute and the Advisory Board of the Investment Lawyer, and has served as a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council, the Advisory Board of the Securities Regulation and Law Report and as an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University School of Law. In 2007, Mr. Mostoff received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from Fund Directions for service to mutual fund directors and the mutual fund industry.
SUSAN FERRIS WYDERKO
Executive Director
susan.wyderko@mfdf.com
Susan Wyderko is the Executive Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum. She joined the Forum in the Summer of 2006, coming from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where she had been the Director of the Office of Investor Education and Assistance since 2000. She had earlier held a number of senior jobs within the Commission, and served as the Acting Director of the Division of Investment Management from January to May of 2006. During her tenure with the Commission, Ms. Wyderko also served as the Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs, the Acting Director of the Office of Public Affairs, and Counsel to Chairman Arthur Levitt. She joined the Commission's staff in 1985 as a staff attorney in the Office of the General Counsel, and also worked in the Trial Unit of the Division of Enforcement. Prior to joining the Commission, she worked as an associate at the law firm of Miller & Chevalier.
Susan earned her J.D. from Cornell Law School , where she was an Editor of the Cornell Law Review. She is a graduate of Wellesley College .
DAVID B. SMITH, JR.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
david.smith@mfdf.com
David Smith is the Executive Vice President for Policy and Legal Affairs for the Mutual Fund Directors Forum. He joined the Forum's staff in November 2005. Previously, David served with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as Associate Director (Public Utility and Investment Company Regulation), and, prior to that, as Assistant General Counsel for Investment Management, Office of the General Counsel. Before that, he served as staff attorney, then Senior Counsel, with the same Office. Before joining the Commission in 1996, David was an associate at the law firm of Shea & Gardner, focusing on corporate and litigation issues. He served as Law Clerk to Judge Ginsburg of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals from 1993-1994.
David received a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1993, a M.A. in English from the University of Chicago in 1989, and a B.A. from Carleton College in 1988.
DAVID S. SCHWARTZ
Senior Counsel
david.schwartz@mfdf.com
David is Senior Counsel for the Mutual Fund Directors Forum. He joined the staff in October 2006. David previously served with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as Senior Counsel in the Office of Disclosure Regulation in the Division of Investment Management. Before joining the Commission, David was an associate at the law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, and prior to that he was a Senior Tax Consultant in the National Tax Department of Ernst & Young LLP.
David received a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1996, and a
B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1990. He also is a CPA licensed in Texas.
CAROLYN MCPHILLIPS
Counsel
carolyn.mcphillips@mfdf.com
Carolyn serves as Counsel to the Mutual Fund Directors Forum. She joined the Forum's staff in July 2005. Immediately prior to joining the Forum, she lived in Naples, Italy. She was an associate in the Financial Services Group of Dechert LLP from 2000 to 2003.
Carolyn received her J.D. in 2000 and her B.S. in 1996 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
CHRIS SPINOSA
Business Manager
chris.spinosa@mfdf.com
Chris joined the Mutual Fund Directors Forum in November, 2007. Since graduating from Michigan State University in 1993 with a B.A. in political science, Chris has worked primarily as a researcher and manager in both academic and corporate settings. Chris holds a M.A. in political science from the University of Toledo, and holds a second M.A. in international relations from American University.
TAMARA THOMAS-ELMORE
Member Services Manager
tamara.elmore@mfdf.com
Tamara has served as the primary administrator of the Forum's member services since she joined the Forum in August of 2008. Tamara earned a B.S from St. Augustine’s College in 1999 and has worked primarily as an administrator and program specialist.
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