10 Nasdaq legal leaders
Brett Kitt, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at Nasdaq, is one of ten Nasdaq legal leaders listed here, alongside people who hold associate vice president, principal associate general counsel and senior director roles at the company. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Nasdaq from people who have held the role.
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Angela Saccomandi Dunn
LinkedInExperience: Principal Associate General Counsel · Nasdaq
Angela Saccomandi Dunn has been Principal Associate General Counsel at Nasdaq since September 2016 and was Associate General Counsel at Nasdaq from 2008 to 2016. Angela Saccomandi Dunn was Director, Office of General Counsel at The Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. from 2003 to 2008, and the profile lists skills in securities, trading systems and securities regulation.
Brett Kitt
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel · Nasdaq
Brett Kitt has been Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at Nasdaq since March 2024, based in Washington, D.C. Brett Kitt was AVP, Principal Associate General Counsel at Nasdaq from 2016 to 2024, and the listing also shows Of Counsel at Greenberg Traurig, LLP from 2013 to 2016 and Senior Counsel at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from 2011 to 2013.
Daniel Cantu
LinkedInExperience: Associate Vice President, Principal Associate General Counsel · Nasdaq
Daniel Cantu has been Associate Vice President, Principal Associate General Counsel at Nasdaq since March 2023 and was Associate General Counsel at Nasdaq from 2016 to 2023. Daniel Cantu was Senior Legal Counsel at FINRA from 2010 to 2016, and the profile describes specializing in federal securities law and regulation and serving as lead attorney in investigations into financial fraud.
Joanne Pedone
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Chief Litigation Officer · Nasdaq
Joanne Pedone has been Vice President, Chief Litigation Officer at Nasdaq since January 2026, based in the Washington DC-Baltimore area. At Nasdaq, Joanne Pedone was AVP, Principal Associate General Counsel from 2023 to 2026 and Senior Associate General Counsel from 2021 to 2023, and was a Senior Associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP from 2014 to 2018.
Kasey Sax
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel · Nasdaq
Kasey Sax has been Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at Nasdaq since October 2022, based in Washington, D.C., and was Associate Vice President - Principal Associate General Counsel at Nasdaq from 2015 to 2022. The profile headline lists enterprise legal leadership, AI governance, technology, data and commercial transactions, and risk, compliance and corporate governance.
Lauren Bennett
LinkedInExperience: Principal Associate General Counsel · Nasdaq
Lauren Bennett has been Principal Associate General Counsel at Nasdaq since July 2026, based in Washington, D.C. Lauren Bennett was Assistant Chief Counsel, Division of Market Oversight at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 2023 to 2026 and a Trial Attorney in the commission's Division of Enforcement from 2020 to 2023.
Mark Yeboah
LinkedInExperience: AVP - Principal Associate General Counsel · Nasdaq
Mark Yeboah has been AVP - Principal Associate General Counsel at Nasdaq since April 2017, based in the Washington DC-Baltimore area. The profile describes Mark Yeboah as a legal advisor specializing in M&A, venture investing, corporate governance and disclosure, and the listing shows corporate associate roles at Goodwin and Ropes & Gray LLP.
Sandy Fine
LinkedInExperience: Associate Vice President, Principal Associate General Counsel · Nasdaq
Sandy Fine has been Associate Vice President, Principal Associate General Counsel at Nasdaq since January 2023, based in Washington, D.C., and was Senior Associate General Counsel at Nasdaq from 2019 to 2023. Sandy Fine was Associate General Counsel at BroadSoft from 2017 to 2018, and the profile describes giving practical and strategic advice to senior management and boards of directors.
Sofia Collste
LinkedInExperience: Associate Vice President, Head of Legal for Financial Technology, EMEA · Nasdaq
Sofia Collste has been Associate Vice President, Head of Legal for Financial Technology, EMEA at Nasdaq since April 2026, based in the Stockholm area. At Nasdaq, Sofia Collste was Associate Vice President - Principal Associate General Counsel from 2024 to 2026, Senior Associate General Counsel from 2020 to 2024 and Associate General Counsel from 2016 to 2020.
Victoria Redmond Roche
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Senior Associate General Counsel · Nasdaq
Victoria Redmond Roche has been Senior Director - Senior Associate General Counsel at Nasdaq since June 2024, based in the London area, and was Director - Associate General Counsel at Nasdaq from 2023 to 2024. Victoria Redmond Roche was Deputy General Counsel at Adenza from 2021 to 2023 and Vice President of Legal at Nasdaq AxiomSL from 2018 to 2021.
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