Michael Kitson

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and Counsel at Bridgewater Associates

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Michael Kitson is Bridgewater’s Chief Compliance Officer and Counsel and is responsible for overseeing the firm’s compliance program and advising Bridgewater’s senior leaders on key compliance initiatives and regulatory developments in the US and around the world.

Michael regularly represents Bridgewater with industry groups and trade associations including Managed Funds Association, Alternative Investment Management Association, and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. More specifically, for the Managed Funds Association he is Chair of the Trading in Markets and Financial Instruments Committee, a member of the Chief Compliance Officer Forum Steering Committee, and a member of the Environmental, Social, and Governance Steering Committee. He is also a regular panelist on topics such as investment adviser regulation, the regulatory rule-making process, cross-border regulatory developments, enabling compliance programs via technology, financial crimes compliance, and the structure and resourcing of in-house legal and compliance functions. Outside of Bridgewater, Michael is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations as well as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham University School of Law where he teaches courses on corporate compliance.

Prior to joining Bridgewater, Michael held multiple legal and regulatory roles at global financial institutions and advised on topics including sales and trading of securities and derivatives, cross-border trade financing, anti-money laundering, sanctions, and consumer lending.

Michael received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and his B.A. degree from Boston College. He is a member of the New York and New Jersey bars and is an Authorized In-House Counsel in Connecticut.