Jonathan Matthews

Chief Compliance Officer & Regulatory Counsel, Wealthfront Inc.

Jonathan Matthews, Chief Compliance Officer and Regulatory Counsel, heads Wealthfront’s Compliance team, which helps the Company comply with applicable Federal and state requirements for investment advisers, broker-dealers, and mutual funds. Jonathan and his team support a wide variety of compliance functions and also maintain a regulatory risk management program that involves regular oversight monitoring and testing to ensure that appropriate compliance controls are reasonably designed and functioning effectively.

Prior to joining Wealthfront, Mr. Matthews was Head of Retail Compliance at Brighthouse Financial, a major provider of life insurance and annuity products. Before that, Mr. Matthews led the US AML Compliance Program at MetLife and practiced law as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, New York, where he prosecuted misdemeanor and felony cases. Mr. Matthews graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with an B.A. in English and received his J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law.