Disciplinary Review Committee
Purpose
The Disciplinary Review Committee (DRC) is responsible for enforcement of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct and the rules and regulations of the CFA Program in order to maintain the integrity of CFA Institute membership and the CFA designation. The DRC:
- Hears and decides disciplinary matters related to alleged violations of the Code and Standards and the rules and regulations of the CFA Program;
- Reviews and decides appeals and certain stipulated and summary disciplinary matters; and
- Reviews and recommends changes to the Rules of Procedure.
The DRC Nominating Committee is responsible for recruiting charterholder members for the DRC, and strives for a fair representation of the differing areas of industry practice, experience, history of volunteer involvement, commitment to ethical standards, and geographic locations of CFA Institute members.
DRC members serve for a term of one year, renewable annually for a maximum of six years. Terms may be staggered to allow for turnover and continuity.
Nominations Process: The nominations process for this year is closed. If you wish to be notified of the opportunity next fiscal year, please contact DRCVolunteers@cfainstitute.org.
Volunteer Qualifications: Members must be CFA Institute Members who have held the charter for at least three (3) years, with a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the industry.
Volunteer Commitment: Service on the DRC requires significant time commitment (about 300 hours), some of which will be during the work week. Members may be asked to serve on in-person hearing panels that require international travel.
DRC Executive Team
Chair
DRC Executive Team
Deputy Chair
Member of CFA Society France
DRC Executive Team
Member of CFA Society Calgary
DRC Executive Team
Member of CFA Society Washington, DC
DRC Executive Team
Member of CFA Society Dallas/Ft. Worth
Member of CFA Society Sri Lanka
Member of CFA Society Cyprus, CFA Society Greece
Senior Institutional Client Advisor
Member of CFA Society Switzerland
Member of CFA Society New York
Member of CFA Society Sydney
Member of CFA Society Istanbul
Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, MRA Associates
Member of CFA Society Phoenix
Sr. Trust Lawyer
Member of CFA Society Colorado
Independent Consultant and Trustee Director
Member of CFA Society Vancouver, CFA Society Toronto
Member of CFA Society Hong Kong
Member of CFA China
Member of CFA Society United Kingdom
Member of CFA Society Singapore, CFA Society Hong Kong
Member of CFA Society Argentina
Member of CFA Society Finland
Sr. Wealth Strategy Assoc.
Member of CFA Society San Antonio
Member of CFA Society Edmonton
Principle/Partner at Warnke/Nichols Ltd
Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, Legal & Board Services, CFA Institute
Sheri Littlefield oversees the organization's global legal services and board and corporate services function. As chief legal officer, she oversees all legal matters on a global basis and serves as advisor to CFA Institute leadership and Board of Governors. She directs and advises on global litigation, intellectual property protection strategies, transactional matters, employment issues, governance, and other in-house legal services. Ms. Littlefield has practiced law in a variety of disciplines and matters encompassing complex transactions, international litigation, environmental law, international trade controls, antitrust, and employment law, among others. Most recently, she served as general counsel at GE Industrial Solutions in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she oversaw all legal and compliance issues for the business around the world. She has served as general counsel to GE Intelligent Platforms and as counsel to the Hudson River Program for the General Electric Company, which included the implementation of one of the largest and most logistically complex environmental dredging cleanups in U.S. history. Prior to joining GE, Ms. Littlefield was counsel in the Albany office of Nixon Peabody. She is the immediate past chair of the Corporate Counsel Committee of the American Bar Association TIPS Section and vice chair of the Section's Leadership Academy. She graduated from George Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a minor in Japanese. Ms. Littlefield also earned a Juris Doctor degree from Boston University School of Law.
Deputy General Counsel
DRC Advisory Counsel
Program Administrator, DRC
Manager, Global Investment Standards
Managing Director and Chief Compliance, Risk and Ethics Officer, CFA Institute
Member of CFA Society Washington, DC
Director, Professional Conduct
Head of Professional Conduct–Enforcement