De'ana Dow Biography and Net Worth

De’Ana Dow has been a member of our Board since April 21, 2022. Ms. Dow is partner and general counsel with Capital Counsel LLC, a full-service government relations firm, where she has served since August 2012. Her primary focus has been derivatives markets with many years of senior level experience in both technical and policy areas. Prior to Ms. Dow’s position with Capitol Counsel, from July 2010 to August 2012, Ms. Dow served as the Senior Vice President of Ogilvy Government Relations, Washington, D.C., which specializes in futures and derivatives markets. Before joining Ogilvy, from August 2008 through July 2010, Ms. Dow was the Managing Director for Government Affairs at CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives exchange. In that role, Ms. Dow managed the organization’s efforts related to the Dodd Frank financial market regulatory reform bill as it progressed through the House and the Senate, as well as the regulatory actions at the CFTC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve. From April 2005 through August 2008, Ms. Dow served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Legislative Counsel for the New York Mercantile Exchange (“NYMEX”), before NYMEX merged with the CME. As the head of office and regulatory counsel for NYMEX, she successfully guided the company through a complex legislative agenda aimed at eliminating critical liquidity providers from the markets, and monitored numerous CFTC regulatory filings for accuracy and sufficient analytical content. Ms. Dow received an undergraduate degree from Bowie State College and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center.