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Thomas M Selman

Executive Vice President · Financial Industry Regulatory Authority INC

Executive Vice President at Financial Industry Regulatory Authority INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$2.4M

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Executive Vice President of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority INC, based in Rockville, MD.
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Received $2.4M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Executive Vice President of Finra Regulation INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Thomas M. Selman, CFA, served as Executive Vice President for Regulatory Policy and Legal Compliance Officer at FINRA for 24 years (1996-2020), overseeing corporate financing, advertising regulation, disciplinary affairs, and the Office of Financial Innovation.

He modernized FINRA's advertising regulation programs and led adoption of private placement market oversight. Since retirement, he founded and serves as President and CEO of Scopus Financial Group, providing expert testimony on SEC and FINRA compliance matters.

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Tenure here
1996-2020
Education
  • CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)

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Affiliations

Organizations

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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority INC Executive Vice President · $1.8B revenue · Rockville, MDFINRA IS DEDICATED TO INVESTOR PROTECTION AND MARKET INTEGRITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT REGULATION OF THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY.Filed FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$2.4Mreported comp
Finra Regulation INC Executive Vice President · $964.5M revenue · Rockville, MDFINRA REGULATION IS DEDICATED TO INVESTOR PROTECTION AND MARKET INTEGRITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT REGULATION OF THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY.Filed FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

R
President & CEO · FY2024
$3.5M
C
Executive Vice President · FY2020
$2.5M
G
Senior Vice President · FY2021
$2.2M
C
Senior Vice President - Thru 11/1/23 · FY2023
$2.1M
S
Executive Vice President & CIO · FY2024
$2.0M
T
Executive Vice President & Cfao · FY2024
$1.7M
M
Executive Vice President · FY2021
$1.5M
G
Executive Vice President · FY2024
$1.5M
R
EVP and Chief Legal Officer · FY2024
$1.5M
S
Senior Vice President · FY2022
$1.3M
R
EVP and Chief Legal Officer · FY2020
$1.2M
N
Executive Vice President · FY2024
$1.2M

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org