Dawn Stump

Dawn Stump is principal of Stump Strategic, an advisory firm specializing in business development for highly regulated industries. She recently completed her term as a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the independent U.S. agency responsible for regulating the $200+ trillion derivatives market. Serving during the event of a global pandemic, Dawn prioritized sector resilience, sustained market access, and robust surveillance strategies necessary during extreme market volatility and changing economic environments. At the CFTC, Dawn also played a leadership role in international regulatory policy coordination. She is a sought-after speaker and widely respected for her leadership, bipartisanship, and consensus building among senior government officials, senior regulatory ministry officials, corporate, and academic leaders worldwide.

Based on her global perspective and industry expertise, Dawn is able to raise critical issues to the board level and/or the global stage as business environments fluctuate. She shares her professional expertise as a public director on the board of Railbird Exchange, a board member of Global Digital Finance Ltd, a strategic advisor to Solidus Labs, a managing director for SEDA Experts, and as a member of the 5-person Advisory Council to the Women in Financial Markets Board of Directors.

She previously held the position of Senior Vice President of the Futures Industry Association and concurrently Executive Director of its Americas Advisory Board and was a Vice President at NYSE Euronext. During her early career, she served in senior professional staff positions for both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. She was actively involved in negotiating the reform of derivatives regulations contained in the Dodd-Frank Act and managed oversight of commodity and financial derivatives markets.

Dawn is an active member of her community, serving as a trustee and treasurer of a charitable foundation with a sizable endowment and as president-elect of the National Charity League’s Port City Chapter.