The Futures Industry Association today announced the appointment of Jacqueline Hamra Mesa as Senior Vice President and Director of International Relations and Strategy.
Mesa will be responsible for helping develop, implement and manage FIA’s global regulatory and policy agenda. She will be the association’s principal liaison with international regulators, policymakers and governmental bodies, such as the European Commission, the European Securities Markets Authority, the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Financial Stability Board. Mesa will report to FIA President and Chief Executive Officer Walt Lukken and will be based in Washington, D.C. She will start on June 10.
“I am delighted to welcome Jackie Mesa to FIA,” said Lukken. “She has extraordinary expertise on global regulatory issues and a deep understanding of the international policy framework. As FIA continues to strengthen its expertise and brand globally, Jackie will be a tremendous asset in presenting a uniform message to regulators and policymakers around the world on behalf of our members.”
Mesa joins FIA from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, where she has served as Director of Office of International Affairs since February 2006. In that role, she served as principal advisor to the Chairman, Commissioners and operating divisions on international policy, including on cross-border aspects of Dodd Frank Title VII implementation. She represented the CFTC in international organizations, including the International Organization of Securities Commissions, and served as Chairman of IOSCO Committee 7 on Commodity Derivatives Regulation and Senior Advisor on the IOSCO Benchmark Task Force.
Mesa joined the CFTC in November 1998 as a trial attorney in the enforcement division and subsequently served as the division’s assistant chief counsel for international matters. From January 2005 to February 2006 she served as legal counsel to CFTC Commissioner Walt Lukken. She has a law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law.
