Mr. Childers serves as an accomplished executive and industry expert with over two decades of experience, specializing in derivatives market regulation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and National Futures Association (NFA) compliance, and risk management. 

Mr. Childers previously served as the Chief Compliance Officer for QCX LLC and QC Clearing LLC (d/b/a Polymarket), where he was responsible for overseeing all compliance activities related to the CFTC registration of a Derivatives Clearing Organization and Designated Contract Market. 

Prior to QCX and QC Clearing, he spent over nine years at the NFA and eight years with a proprietary trading group, culminating in extensive experience as an option market maker. While at NFA, he was a Director in both the Market Regulation and Compliance departments. In this leadership capacity, he oversaw teams responsible for the surveillance and investigation of serious regulatory violations across key derivatives markets. Furthermore, he spearheaded strategic engagement with regulators, launching a joint exam program with the Securities and Exchange Commission and securing NFA’s membership in the Intermarket Surveillance Group. Additionally, Mr. Childers has provided expert testimony with respect to trading activity in a criminal trial. 

He received his MBA with concentrations in finance and econometrics from the University of Chicago and his B.A. in business management from Michigan State University. He maintains his professional certification as a Certified Public Accountant, along with passing the FINRA Series 3 and 34 examinations.