Ryan VanGrack is Managing Director and General Counsel at Citadel Securities, responsible for managing all legal affairs in the U.S. and North/South America, including overseeing all litigation, corporate, and regulatory matters in the region.

Mr. VanGrack previously served at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as Senior Advisor to Chair Mary Jo White, counseling on a broad range of regulatory matters, including enforcement and examinations, as well as launching the FinTech Working Group and overseeing all blockchain-related policy/enforcement.

Prior to his time at the SEC, Mr. VanGrack served in the White House under President Obama as Deputy Associate Counsel, where he led the selection and confirmation of the President’s Cabinet and managed congressional investigations.

Before joining the government, Mr. VanGrack was an attorney at the Washington, DC law firm of Williams & Connolly.  He received a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a law degree from Harvard Law School.