Leo G. Rydzewski, JD, CAE

Leo Rydzewski joined CFP Board’s executive leadership team in 2015. Leo has a blend of business and legal responsibilities, including:

• Serving as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, with responsibility for legal and corporate governance matters affecting CFP Board.
• Overseeing the development, interpretation and adjudication of CFP Board's ethics standard, including the issuance of resources interpreting CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct and the resolution of cases applying the Code and Standards to specific factual situations.
• Overseeing the development and execution of public policy and government relations positions that benefit the public and advance the financial planning profession.

Prior to joining CFP Board in 2015, Leo was a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the global law firm Holland & Knight LLP. Leo is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) and graduated from Georgetown University.