Christopher Kelly

Christopher Kelly serves as the Senior Vice President and Deputy Head of Enforcement at FINRA. In that role, he oversees the work of more than 300 staff who work in FINRA’s Enforcement Department.

He joined FINRA in 2014 and served as Chief Counsel in FINRA’s North Region until early 2018. Prior to joining FINRA, Mr. Kelly served as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. In that role, Mr. Kelly supervised more than 35 Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the Office’s white collar units: Economic Crimes, National Security, Healthcare, and Cybercrime. Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, Mr. Kelly served as the Chief of the Economic Crimes Unit at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, where he oversaw the Office’s prosecution of complex economic crimes, including crimes involving insider trading, securities fraud, and corporate fraud. Mr. Kelly also served as the lead prosecutor on numerous criminal prosecutions. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he was an associate at the law firm Dechert LLP. Mr. Kelly also clerked for the Honorable Joseph E. Irenas, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of New Jersey.

Mr. Kelly graduated from Duke University and Harvard Law School.