Board of Directors

Robert L.D. Colby

Robert L.D. Colby is Chief Legal Officer of FINRA. He oversees rulemaking, interpretive, compliance, litigation and commercial transactions functions, as well as FINRA's Appellate Office, Departments of Advertising, Corporate Financing and Dispute Resolution.

Previously, Robert was a partner in the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, where he advised on regulatory and compliance matters for financial institutions and markets.

Before joining Davis Polk, Robert served as Deputy Director in the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets. In that capacity, he was responsible for the regulation of broker-dealers, markets, and clearing organizations. Before serving as Deputy Director, Robert was Chief Counsel, and Chief of the Market Structure Branch.

Robert received his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School and his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from Bowdoin College.