Richard Gardiner
Head of Public and Regulatory Affairs, Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE)
Richard Gardiner was appointed Head of Public and Regulatory Affairs at the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) in March 2015. Richard is currently responsible for coordinating and strengthening political and public support for FESE’s work on the key issues and priorities. As the the European lobbying organisation of exchanges, FESE ensures that the exchange industry retains a strong voice and positive representation.
Previous to this role, he was the Head Equities & Derivatives at the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) since January 2014, where he was responsible for coordinating the work of the FESE Equities & Derivatives Committees which focus on the technical work with regard to all legislative proposals covering these asset classes (e.g. MiFID/R, Market Abuse Regulation, Benchmarks, among others). Richard joined FESE in 2010 as Junior Policy Officer from which he was promoted to Policy Adviser in January 2011.
An Irish national, Richard holds a degree in International Arts from University of Dublin (UCD) and a master degree in Political Communication from Dublin City University (DCU). He speaks English and French.