Speakers Bureau Chair

Ana D. Petrovic
Ana D. Petrovic, is a Director at Kroll, LLC in the Financial Services Compliance and Regulation practice, based in San Diego. At Kroll, Ana services clients on financial services and regulatory matters. She provides strategic guidance, effective solutions, and proactive measures tailored to clients’ needs arising from investigations, examinations and other high-stakes challenges.

Before joining Kroll in 2023, Ana served over 10 years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), most recently as an Assistant Regional Director in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. She oversaw teams based in the SEC’s Chicago Regional Office and the Enforcement Division’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit (CFI), a national specialty unit devoted to cutting-edge cases involving complex financial products—including fintech and cryptocurrencies—and sophisticated market participants.

Prior to the SEC, Ana was a litigation associate at major international law firms.  Ana also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she designed and taught courses regarding white-collar crime, criminal law, and courts and society. Ana graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law with a J.D., magna cum laude. She also holds a B.A. in English Literature with highest distinction, summa cum laude, from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

In her free time, Ana enjoys traveling, hiking, and gastronomy.

Speakers Bureau Chair Summary

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Oversee, coordinate and lead the activities and meetings of the Speakers Bureau, including committee member recruitment.
  • Consult with the Officers and consider Member requests and input to determine topics that are of interest for each quarterly Member Meeting.
  • Once potential topics are identified, the committee will obtain a qualified speaker for that topic, typically through networking with SCCG Members and other industry contacts.
  • Coordinate with Administrator to provide a short biography for each speaker and related presentation materials to Members.
  • Work with Member Meeting Location Hosts to coordinate speaker and audio/visual logistics.
  • Introduce speakers at Member Meetings.
  • Report on the activities and progress of the committee at Officer meetings, or as may be requested by the President. 

Qualifications:

Must be a Member in good standing of the SCCG and be appointed by the President.  In addition, successful execution of the duties requires that an individual be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.