Ms. Ralston has over 25 years of diverse experience in the management of administrative operations and regulatory compliance, primarily in the areas of employee benefits and human resources administration and trust and investment management. She was previously employed as the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer of Mellon HR Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation. In that capacity, she led a team of legal and compliance directors and analysts focused on management of high risk activities of the firm, including the registered broker/dealer subsidiary and the registered investment advisory and transfer agency activities.
Earlier, Ms. Ralston served as executive manager and Senior Vice President for Dreyfus Retirement Services and as Principal and Retirement Plan Consultant for Buck Consultants, Inc. She managed a large-scale administrative operation as Chief Operating Officer of W F Corroon, Inc., and developed and managed brokerage activities of a national sales force as President of CBL Equities, Inc.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Ms. Ralston received a Bachelor of Science degree in the dual disciplines of Mathematics and Computer Sciences and continued graduate studies in Finance. She holds FINRA registrations 7, 24, 63, and 65. Ms.Ralston also conducts development training, speaks at professional conferences, and co-authored The Future of Defined Benefit Plans in 1992. |