Dan Smith is a regulatory veteran with over 25 years of compliance industry experience. Prior to joining Standish, Mr. Smith was Co-Head of Global Regulatory Compliance for ACA Group. In that role, he led a team of over 300 experienced compliance professionals in the US and the UK and was responsible for strategic direction as well as day-to-day oversight. Mr. Smith was one of the first employees of ACA and was involved in virtually every area of the business during his time there. He played a key role in growing the firm from 10 employees when he joined to over 1,000 when he left. Prior to joining ACA, Mr. Smith spent 5 years as a regulator in the Los Angeles office of the Securities and Exchange Commission. While at the SEC, he led numerous examinations of investment advisers, hedge funds, and investment companies of all sizes. He also led certain SEC focus or “sweep” examinations involving market-timing and late-trading practices. He obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2002 and is a member of the CFA Institute. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Pomona College.