Ronald H. Filler is a former Professor of Law and Director of the Financial Services Law Institute at New York Law Schoo (NYLS)l, located in New York City. He became a
Professor Emeritus at NYLS in January 2020. In March 2021, he was named Chair of the newly-named Ronald H. Filler Institute on Financisl Services Law at NYLS. Prior to joining the faculty of NYLS in 2008, he was a Managing Director in the Capital Markets Prime Services Division at Lehman Brothers Inc., where he was responsible for various business, legal and regulatory matters involving the global futures markets. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers in 1993, he was a Partner and Member of the Executive Committee at Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz, a large law firm
located in Chicago, IL and worked at various other law firms and brokerage firms earlier in his career.
He is currently a member of, or has served on, numerous industry boards and advisory committees, including serving on the Executive Cmmittee of the FIA Law & Compliance Division for the past 35+ years. In March 2022, he was inducted inton the FIA Hall of Fame. He is currently a Member of the Board of Directors and a past member of the Executive Committee of the
National Futures Association where he serves as a Public Director, and is a Public Director of the Board of Directors, and Chair of the Nominating Committee and the Regulatory Oversight Committee, of Swap-Ex, a swap execution facility owned by State Street.