Laura Ruddock

Laura Ruddock currently serves as the Group Compliance Officer at Optiver since April 2022. Prior experience includes a decade at Goldman Sachs, where Laura held several positions, culminating as Head of EMEA Equities Sales & Trading Compliance. Responsibilities encompassed compliance coverage for the Securities Equities Division in EMEA, managing regulatory and internal investigations, and developing relevant policies and best practices. Earlier roles at Goldman Sachs involved identifying risks and monitoring surveillance for market abuse. Laura began her career with a summer internship in Goldman Sachs' Compliance division and has experience in customer service from positions at Boots and Homebase. Laura earned a BSc in Economics from the University of Nottingham.