Wesley Strickland

Wes Strickland is a Senior Compliance Manager at Betterment, where he leads regulatory compliance for the firm's retirement business, spanning 401(k), IRA, and tax matters across more than $25 billion in retirement assets. His work centers on ERISA fiduciary compliance, including the firm's PTE 2020-02 program, IRS and DOL examination response, and the governance of AI-driven compliance. Before Betterment, Wes oversaw compliance for Robinhood's retirement products and recommendation engines, following years covering the same ground at E*TRADE and Morgan Stanley. A member of SIFMA's Retirement and Savings Committee since 2010, Wes holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, and 99 registrations and completed education at Loyola and Wharton. He serves on the board of the Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE).