1:20 p.m. EDT
Presentation #1, for 10 minutes + 10 minutes Q&A with facilitated discussion, by
Barbara Roper
Director of Investor Protection
Barbara Roper is director of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization where she has been employed since 1986.
A leading consumer spokesperson on investor protection issues, Roper has conducted numerous studies, testified before Congress, and supported federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives on a broad range of investor protection issues.
A primary focus of her work has been strengthening protections that apply when investors rely on financial professionals for investment recommendations and advice.
Roper is a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee, FINRA’s Investor Issues Group, and the CFP Board’s Public Policy Council.
She is the 2019 recipient of the Fiduciary of the Year Award from the Committee for the Fiduciary Standard, 2018 recipient of an Investor Champion Award from the North American Securities Administrators Association, the 2017 recipient of the Frankel Fiduciary Prize.
She was named as one of 40 Money Heroes by Money Magazine in 2012 and as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance by Barron’s in 2019.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-roper