Board of Directors & Leadership
NIBA is governed by an elected Board of Directors and supported by industry advisors and active volunteer committees. Meet the people who lead our association.
Officers
NIBA executive officers elected by the membership.
Melinda Schramm
Founder & Chairman
MHS Capital Resource, Inc.
Ryan Griffeth
President
Optimus Futures
Steve Petillo
Vice-President
Pinion Global
Mike Coglianese
Treasurer
Michael Coglianese, CPA, PC
John Roe
Secretary
BTR Trading
Mike Burke
Past President
Highground Trading, LLC
Board of Directors
Elected directors representing the NIBA membership.
Brad Janitz
IB/CTA Membership Chair
Midland Trust
Anne Marie Heinrichs
Comhla
Mary Klein
Ever.Ag
Katie Tervin
Zaner Financial Services, LLC
Giancarlo Saraceno
Edge Clear
John Lothian
John Lothian Brands
Advisors
Industry advisors representing FCMs, exchanges, and legal expertise.
Ryan Turner
FCM Advisor
Plus 500 Financial Services
Makenzie Billings
FCM Advisor
Marex
Andrew Lee
Exchange Advisor
CME Group
Matt Kluchenek
Legal Advisor
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Associate Board Members
Larry Abrams
Absolute Returns Capital Management
Andrew Aronson
Ascent Capital Management
Dave Klotz
MetroTrade
Braden Perry
Kennyhertz Perry
Peter Westin
DePaul University
Abbey Wilkins
Sweet Futures
Advisory Group
Industry experts who meet annually in Chicago to advise NIBA leadership.
Braden Perry
Chairman
Kennyhertz Perry
Barbara Schmidt-Bailey
CME Group
Tom McCarthy
Liccar
John Nelson
Applied Research
John Falck
JFX, LLC
Steve Petillo
Pinion Global
Alex Ballenger
Eurex
Chris Copley
Kroll
Jeff Henderson
Greenberg Traurig
Jennifer Fortino
CBOE
Morad Askar
Edge Clear
Pat Lunkes
Parkway Consulting
Skip Sheen
16Wells
Committees
NIBA committees are led by volunteer members who drive the association's programs and initiatives.
IB/CTA Membership
- Brad JanitzChairmanMidland Trust
FCM Membership
- Mike BurkeChairmanHighground Trading, LLC
Service Providers Membership
- John RoeChairmanBTR Trading
NFA Regulations
- Mike BurkeCo-ChairmanHighground Trading, LLC
- Ryan GriffethCo-ChairmanOptimus Futures
- Melinda SchrammMHS Capital Resource, Inc.
CFTC Regulations
- Matt KluchenekChairmanKatten Muchin Rosenman LLP
- Melinda SchrammMHS Capital Resource, Inc.
- John RoeBTR Trading
Exchange Relations
- Andrew LeeCME Group
- Mike BurkeHighground Trading, LLC
- Andrew AronsonAscent Capital Management
- Ryan TurnerPlus 500 Financial Services
35th Anniversary Conference
- John LothianJohn Lothian Brands
- Ryan GriffethOptimus Futures
- Melinda SchrammMHS Capital Resource, Inc.
- Steve PetilloPinion Global
- Katie TervinZaner Financial Services, LLC
- Peter WestinDePaul University
Compliance Officers Group
- Matt KluchenekKatten Muchin Rosenman LLP
- Katie TervinZaner Financial Services, LLC
- Dave KlotzMetroTrade
Advisory Group
- Braden PerryChairmanKennyhertz Perry
- Melinda SchrammMHS Capital Resource, Inc.
- Jeff HendersonGreenberg Traurig
Partnerships Committee
- Giancarlo SaracenoEdge Clear
- Peter WestinDePaul University
- Melinda SchrammMHS Capital Resource, Inc.
- Carl Luft
Media
- Melinda SchrammMHS Capital Resource, Inc.
- Ryan GriffethOptimus Futures
- Steve PetilloPinion Global
Website
- Ryan GriffethOptimus Futures
- Adam AronoffGlossy Dev