With a business degree under her belt and an innate understanding of finance, Fitz Reid found herself drawn to the crossroads of law and finance, a niche that would define her career. A black, queer woman, Fitz candidly discusses with Rebecca Glatzer the biases she faced during the OCI process and how she turned these experiences into fuel for her journey. She also discusses what it’s like to work at the intersection of law, finance, and sports, where there are few professionals with her intersecting identities and her perspective on networking, which she views as a means of mutual support and community building.
Fitz Reid joined Hunterbrook from Engine No. 1, the activist investment fund, where she was the Chief Compliance Officer and Deputy General Counsel. Previously, she spent seven years at the SEC, where she served across the Examinations and Enforcement Divisions, before becoming Senior Counsel to Commissioner Allison Lee. Her work spanned rulemaking, enforcement, litigation, whistleblowers, and on-site examinations of registrants including broker-dealers, investment advisers, private fund advisers, and mutual funds. Fitz has a BBA from Pace University, an MBA from Wharton at UPenn, and a JD from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, where she later taught federal regulations and enforcement as an Adjunct Professor. Fitz is on the Board of Directors for the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association. She has previously held a Series 7 license with FINRA and is currently registered with the state bar in DC and New York. She is a cofounder and partner of Cotogna Sports Group - a sports investment fund. Fitz is based in Oakland, CA.
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