Congratulations to our successful candidate Jennifer Choi, who has joined the Morningstar Funds’ Board of Trustees. Choi has almost 30 years of experience in the public policy arena for the financial services industry with expertise on regulatory and policy trends. We are grateful to have been a part of the search process and to play a small part in supporting Morningstar’s important mission.
Choi is currently a Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University School of Law, teaching Regulation of Mutual Funds and Their Investment Advisers. Previously, she was counsel and senior policy adviser to the law firm of Ropes & Gray in Washington, DC, advising on a wide variety of regulatory, governance, and market matters. Prior to that, Choi was chief counsel of ICI Global, heading the global policy work for the Investment Company Institute – the leading trade association representing regulated investment funds. During her 16 years at ICI, she held various roles, including associate general counsel for global capital markets policy and associate counsel for international policy. Her additional previous experience includes various positions with Investment Adviser Association and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Choi earned a JD from The George Washington University and a BS in Finance & Strategic Management from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.