Ira Wurcel

About Ira Wurcel

I deliver regulatory advice, business counsel and leadership for sales & trading, digital assets, technology and investment bank businesses that build viable products. I have proven success in:• Managing legal, regulatory and reputational risks associated with global dealing and financing businesses;• Advising product heads, C-suite and infrastructure leads on legal, regulatory, commercial and strategic matters;• Building successful products and compliance overlays;• Operating within dynamic market structures for digital assets, equities, swaps, bonds, FX, options and futures;• Driving regulatory change across US and global businesses through leadership on cross-functional teams;• Interfacing with regulators around the globe on exams, enforcement and market structure advocacy;• Breaking down complex topics concisely and in actionable form; and• Building and managing legal and cross-functional teams that deliver.

Experience

1. Managing Director and Head of Markets Legal

   Mizuho

   Apr 2025 — Present · New York, NY, US

   National Futures Association, Member of Swap Participant Advisory Committee

Education

• University of Michigan

  BA, Major in English Literature

  1988 — 1992

• Fordham University School of Law

  JD

  1992 — 1995

Skills

• Equities
• Dodd-Frank
• Licensing
• Capital Markets
• Series 7
• Finra
• Financial Regulation
• Prime Brokerage
• Hedge Funds
• Intellectual Property
• Trading
• Derivatives
• Swaps
• Electronic Trading
• Securities Regulation
• Securities
• Structured Products