B.A., Washington & Lee; J.D., Georgetown
Alex White is a Vice President and Chief Counsel in FINRA’s Regulatory Operations department, where he oversees teams of Enforcement attorneys that investigate potential misconduct and, where appropriate, bring disciplinary action for violations of FINRA rules and the federal securities laws. Those teams address violations in a range of areas, including those related to fraud, anti-money laundering, sales practice, market regulation and more. Prior to joining FINRA, Mr. White was Managing Director and Associate General Counsel at Bank of America, where he led the team responsible for regulatory investigations concerning the bank’s wealth management business (i.e., Merrill Lynch, Consumer Investments, the Private Bank). Before that, he was Counsel at WilmerHale handling litigation and securities regulation matters. He clerked for the Honorable Eric T. Washington, Chief Judge of the DC Court of Appeals. Mr. White is also an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, teaching a seminar in the experiential learning program. He earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Washington and Lee University, where he also captained the basketball team, and earned his J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown, where he competed in and coached Moot Court and served as a senior editor on the Georgetown Law Journal.