Gary N. Distell

Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Managing Director and Senior Regulatory Counsel Guggenheim Securities, LLC

Mr. Distell has over 30 years of experience in the financial services compliance and legal fields. He started his career at FINRA and now serves as a Senior Managing Director and Senior Regulatory Counsel for Guggenheim Securities’ Compliance Department.

Mr. Distell served as the Global Head of Compliance, Managing Director and Senior Counsel for Cantor Fitzgerald where he coordinated and implemented global policies for all of the Company’s Compliance Departments and oversaw many aspects of the Americas’ Legal Department, including fixed income, equity prime brokerage and asset management.

Mr. Distell was a Partner for Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, a full-service law firm where he focused on financials services law.

Mr. Distell was a Senior Managing Director in Bear, Stearns & Co.’s Legal Department where he was the head equity attorney while also supporting prime brokerage, correspondent clearing and equity derivatives. Additionally, he managed the Company’s regulatory response group and was the primary contact for various regulatory organizations.

Mr. Distell holds a B.S. in Finance from Penn State University, a J.D. from George Washington University Law School and the LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the New York and District of Columbia bars.