Noël Barnes

Noël Barnes is a Senior Director and Assistant General Counsel at Commonwealth Financial Network, a position held since September 2021. Barnes has significant experience in the financial and legal sectors, previously serving as Director and Assistant General Counsel, and as a member of the SIFMA Compliance and Legal Future Leaders Committee since May 2022. Past roles include Attorney at NW Corporate Law, Director of Regulatory Affairs at M Financial Group, Associate Counsel in Business Services at LPL Financial, and Regulatory Administration Advisor at J.P. Morgan. Barnes holds a Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Fairfield University, with additional education from Australian Catholic University.