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[Speakers]John M. Damgard |
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John M. Damgard is President of the Futures Industry Association (FIA) and the Futures Industry Institute (FII). FIA is the non-profit trade association that represents the commodity futures and options industry. The FIA membership is composed of the 60 largest brokerage firms and over 135 law firms, accounting firms, banks, insurance companies, pension funds, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, domestic and international exchanges, international firms and other market users. The FII is a non-profit educational foundation, incorporated in 1989. The Institute's purpose is to increase public awareness and understanding of the role of futures and options markets to improve the technical competence of industry participants. Prior to joining the FIA in 1982, Mr. Damgard directed the Washington office of ACLI International, a leading commodity merchant firm active in cash and futures markets worldwide. He served as Deputy Assistant and Acting Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and was responsible for the major marketing and regulatory functions at the USDA. Prior to his service at the Department of Agriculture, Mr. Damgard was Assistant to the Vice President during the Nixon/Ford Administrations and previously was active in banking, farming and manufacturing in Illinois. Mr. Damgard was born and raised in Ottawa, Illinois. He was educated at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts, Knox College in Illinois and University of Virginia. Mr. Damgard is active in community and political affairs. He was a member of the Senior Policy Advisory Committee to the U.S. Trade Representative from 1990 to 1994, and served on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's State Advisory Committee from 1995 to 1998. He also served on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Financial Products Advisory Committee from 1985 to 1999. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs to discuss public policy issues related to the domestic and international financial markets.
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