E. Jon Rios
Autopilot Advisers
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Emiliano “Jon” Rios is Chief Compliance Officer of Autopilot Advisers, LLC, where he leads the firm’s regulatory strategy and builds compliance systems designed to support a rapidly scaling, technology-forward investment adviser. Jon oversees Autopilot’s governance, supervisory, and risk programs across model portfolio management, marketplace oversight, trading infrastructure, data pipelines, vendor management, and customer communications—embedding compliance directly into the product and engineering lifecycles to enable fast, responsible innovation.
Jon brings more than 21 years of financial services experience to leading compliance, supervisory, and risk functions across high-growth fintechs, investment advisers, broker-dealers, and digital asset platforms. Prior to Autopilot, he served as Head of Regulatory Compliance at Mercury, where he guided the fast-growing fintech's broker-dealer, RIA, and commercial lending businesses through complex regulatory frameworks while building scalable compliance-by-design systems. He previously led or built compliance organizations at Fruitful, Secfi, INX, and M1 Finance, and held senior roles at Wealthfront and Schwab supporting multibillion-dollar advisory platforms. Jon holds FINRA Series 7, 14, 24, 53, and 66 licenses.
Known for combining regulatory precision with operational pragmatism, Jon partners closely with founders, engineers, product teams, and regulators to create compliance programs that reduce risk, accelerate velocity, and build durable trust. His work across banking, securities, cryptoassets, lending, and wealth management reflects both breadth and depth—anchored by a belief that the best compliance programs make it easier for teams to build financial products that are innovative, transparent, and loved by clients.
Jon brings more than 21 years of financial services experience to leading compliance, supervisory, and risk functions across high-growth fintechs, investment advisers, broker-dealers, and digital asset platforms. Prior to Autopilot, he served as Head of Regulatory Compliance at Mercury, where he guided the fast-growing fintech's broker-dealer, RIA, and commercial lending businesses through complex regulatory frameworks while building scalable compliance-by-design systems. He previously led or built compliance organizations at Fruitful, Secfi, INX, and M1 Finance, and held senior roles at Wealthfront and Schwab supporting multibillion-dollar advisory platforms. Jon holds FINRA Series 7, 14, 24, 53, and 66 licenses.
Known for combining regulatory precision with operational pragmatism, Jon partners closely with founders, engineers, product teams, and regulators to create compliance programs that reduce risk, accelerate velocity, and build durable trust. His work across banking, securities, cryptoassets, lending, and wealth management reflects both breadth and depth—anchored by a belief that the best compliance programs make it easier for teams to build financial products that are innovative, transparent, and loved by clients.
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