Maryellen Maurer has over 30 years of regulatory and compliance industry experience.  Ms. Maurer’s prior regulatory experience entailed serving the SEC as an examiner in the Fort Worth and Boston Regional Offices covering investment advisers and investment companies and most recently serving approximately 8 years as a senior securities compliance examiner in the SEC’s national specialized Private Funds Unit. She also served as a Co-Coordinator for the Division of Examination’s Private Funds Specialized Working Group. Ms. Maurer’s approximate 15-year compliance industry experience consisted of serving as a Senior Vice President with Blackstone Life Sciences, Deputy CCO of TPG, Director of Affiliated Compliance for Affiliated Managers Group, Senior Compliance Manager – Americas with Fortis Investments and Variable Series Trust Compliance Officer with John Hancock Financial Services. She has served as a frequent speaker at public and private sector compliance conferences and webinars. Ms .Maurer holds a Master in Professional Accounting degree from the University of Texas at Austin and is a Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP)®.