Kris Nathanail

Kris Nathanail is Director of Standards Development at IOSCO. In this role, she leads the team responsible for IOSCO’s policy work, including both that of its policy committees and Board-level task forces.

Having joined IOSCO in 2018, Kris has held a number of roles including working on financial stability, on investment funds, as well as margin practices with the FSB. Prior to being appointed to Director of Standards Development, she was Chief of Staff and, amongst other things, led, at the secretariat, IOSCO’s work on Sustainable Finance, coordinating its work on the endorsement of the ISSB Standards, Carbon Markets and ESG ratings and data providers.

Previously, Kris spent four years at the UK Financial Conduct Authority where she managed the EU withdrawal policy team, acted as senior advisor to the Director of Policy and also worked in the asset management and funds policy team and represented the FCA and generally the UK in European and international work.

Kris holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in North American and European Political Affairs from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. She also holds an MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology and is an associate member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments.