Christine Martino

Senior Consultant

750 17th Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, D.C. 20006

Ms. Martino brings over 15 years of experience advising on regulatory compliance and leading complex examinations across the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), S&P Global Ratings (S&P), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). She specializes in identifying regulatory risk, evaluating supervisory frameworks, enhancing internal controls, and assessing compliance with federal securities laws, FINRA and NYSE rules, and global credit rating agency requirements. 

At the SEC, Ms. Martino led and executed riskbased examinations of brokerdealers, municipal advisors, and dually registered investment advisers, focusing on supervisory systems, financial and operational controls, and compliance with federal securities laws. Her examination topics included AML controls, best execution, net capital, customer reserve, asset verification, supervision, Form CRS, and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board MSRB registrations. 

Prior to the SEC, Ms. Martino oversaw and conducted global compliance examinations at S&P and advised on strategies to strengthen governance and regulatory compliance frameworks. She designed and implemented riskbased testing programs, supported largescale regulatory remediation efforts, and approved communications for adherence to applicable marketing regulations. She also played a key role in enterprise initiatives, including DoddFrank implementation, firmwide controls assessments, and ratingsprocess enhancements in collaboration with technology teams. 

Earlier in her career, Ms. Martino held examination roles at FINRA and NYSE, where she conducted brokerdealer examinations, including assessing business conduct, financial and operational risks, and firms’ compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. 

Ms. Martino received her B.B.A. in accounting from Iona College.