Russell Thompson

Russell Thompson has extensive work experience in the legal and compliance field. Russell worked at Mariner Investment Group, LLC as the Chief Compliance Officer and Deputy General Counsel, then temporarily stepped down from the Chief Compliance role to become a Deputy General Counsel and Senior Compliance Manager before returning to the CCO role. At MacKay Shields LLC, they served as the Chief Compliance Officer, overseeing compliance and legal matters for a multi-product SEC registered investment adviser. Prior to that, they worked as an Assistant General Counsel at Prudential Financial, providing legal support to the company's retail units and institutional asset management unit. Earlier in their career, they served as an Enforcement Attorney at the United States Securities & Exchange Commission, conducting securities law enforcement investigations and proceedings.

Russell Thompson holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree with Honors from the Western New England University School of Law. Prior to that, Thompson completed a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science/Pre-Law with Honors at Westfield State University.