John Malitzis

Managing Director and Global Head of Surveillance Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

John F. Malitzis joined Citigroup as the Global Head of Surveillance for the ICG. Prior to joining Citi, John served as the Chief Surveillance Officer for Citadel and Citadel Securities, as well as the Deputy General Counsel for Citadel Securities. John started and built Citadel’s global trade, voice, and electronic communications surveillance program, and created the firm’s non-financial regulatory reporting infrastructure.

Prior to joining Citadel, John was an Executive Vice President in the Market Regulation Department at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), where he oversaw portions of the market manipulation surveillance program and the equity, options and fixed income trading examination program.

Immediately prior to FINRA, John was Executive Vice President for the Division of Market Surveillance, NYSE Regulation, was oversaw surveillance of trading in NYSE and Amex-listed securities to detect violations of exchange and SEC rules, market manipulation, insider trading, and order handling.

Prior to NYSE Regulation, John was Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel for the Institutional Equities Division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. John was also employed by The NASDAQ Stock Market/NASD, in the General Counsel’s office.

Mr. Malitzis received his J.D. from Boston College Law School, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University at Albany, SUNY, where he was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa.