Michael Gaw is a highly experienced securities regulation attorney, who has spent his career working in various prestigious organizations, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Reserve Board. Gaw is highly regarded for his extensive knowledge of securities market structure and regulation, with particular expertise in topics such as alternative trading systems, dark pools, trade reporting, and public dissemination, as well as Dodd-Frank Act derivatives regulation. Among his many achievements, Gaw served as Assistant Director of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets, where he was responsible for overseeing the regulation of national securities exchanges and other market participants. Additionally, Gaw has been actively involved in several prestigious organizations, including the National Advisory Board for Public Service and the Harvard Alumni Association Board of Directors.