Brandon Becker is a financial services regulatory and legal advisor with extensive experience in securities regulation, corporate governance, and capital markets. He currently leads his own consulting firm.

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Previously, Brandon served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at TIAA-CREF, where he led the Advocacy & Oversight group and advised the CEO, Board of Directors, and executive leadership on legal and regulatory matters. He also held senior leadership positions at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, including Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel.

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Earlier in his career, Brandon spent 18 years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, ultimately serving as Director of the Division of Market Regulation (now known as the Division of Trading and Markets).  He subsequently joined WilmerHale as a Partner and Co-Chair of the Broker-Dealer Compliance & Regulation Practice Group, advising broker-dealers, banks, hedge funds, and institutional investors on financial services regulation.

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Brandon has also served as Chairman of the Consolidated Audit Trail Operating Committee and as a Senior Advisor to Deloitte. He has taught corporate law and securities regulation at American University, Columbia Law School, Georgetown University, Stanford University, and the University of Texas. He is a member of several professional associations, including the District of Columbia Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association Section of Business Law.

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