Barbara Hawkesworth

Barbara Hawkesworth joined Summit Financial as the Chief Legal Officer in April 2019. Barbara had been consulting with her private practice most recently. Prior to that she was Managing Counsel at BNY Mellon/Pershing, she was an Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase and was the EVP-Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Rochdale Investment Management. While at Rochdale, she was responsible to oversee all legal and compliance matters related to the firm’s SEC registered investment companies, investment advisors and affiliated registered FINRA broker dealers. She also worked with the CEO and the senior leadership team on new business strategies and initiatives. Barbara attended New York Law School where she earned her J.D.