IAA Committees & Working Groups

Participate in our Committees, Working Groups, and Forums

These groups, and their associated online communities, provide powerful venues for members with shared interests to discuss common challenges and form relationships with their professional peers.

Just as important, the IAA’s policies and advocacy efforts are developed in partnership with our members, working through the groups detailed on this page. Member involvement is crucial to achieving the IAA’s mission.

To join an IAA Committee, Working Group or Forum – or to join an online community on the IAA Exchange – please contact:

iaaservices@investmentadviser.org or call 202-293-4222

Get Involved

It has been a very active period for SEC proposed rulemaking. We encourage you and your colleagues to get involved in IAA comment letter workstreams to make your voice heard.

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Advocacy Council

The IAA Advocacy Council helps amplify the collective voice of investment advisers and advance the interests of clients by shaping IAA programs and initiatives. Membership in the Advocacy Council is free and open to individuals at full member firms with submission of an application.

Committee Chair:

Jeff Schweon, Williams Jones Wealth Management

Committee Vice Chair:

Laura Drynan, Bourgeon Capital Management LLC

Legal & Regulatory Committee

The Legal and Regulatory Committee assists IAA staff in developing industry positions on U.S. regulatory proposals affecting investment advisers and serves as a forum for IAA members to monitor and discuss regulatory developments, advocacy efforts, new rules, and other compliance-related issues.

Committee Chair:

Christine Morgan, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Committee Vice Chair:

Lee Faria, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee examines the challenges and opportunities investment advisory and wealth management firms face as they strive to create greater diversity, equity, and inclusion both within their firms and in the industry at large.

Committee Co-Chair

Robert E. Burks, Brown Capital Management

Committee Co-Chair

Gwen Reinke, Vista Equity Partners

Private Equity Fund Advisers Committee

The Private Equity Fund Advisers Committee provides a forum for IAA members — primarily legal and compliance personnel who manage private equity funds or private equity funds of funds — to discuss legal, regulatory, compliance, and operational issues, as well as industry best practices.

Committee Chair

Andrea Santoriello, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Committee Vice Chair

Sean Murphy, Sycamore Partners

ESG Committee

The ESG Committee helps guide the IAA’s advocacy efforts on sustainable, or ESG, investing, and develop industry positions on ESG-related regulatory proposals affecting investment advisers. The Committee also provides a forum for member consideration of ESG-related policy, regulatory, and compliance issues.

Committee Chair

Carlotta King, Diamond Hill Capital Management

Committee Vice Chair

Jay Herold, MFS Investment Management

International Committee

The International Committee focuses on regulatory developments affecting investment advisers and private funds around the world and plays an important role in supporting the IAA’s international regulatory advocacy efforts by providing input on IAA comment letters to non-U.S. governmental bodies.

Committee Chair

Emma Beal, T. Rowe Price

Upcoming Committee Meetings

Jan

Legal & Regulatory Committee

Virtual

Jan

Smaller Advisers Committee

Virtual

Feb

Marketing Implementation Group

Virtual

Feb

ESG Committee

Virtual

Our Positions on Key Issues

See the IAA’s positions on a range of issues important to investment advisers and their clients.

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Deep Dives Into Hot Topics

Recordings of IAA Webinars are devoted to legal, regulatory, compliance, and business issues.

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