Paul Felsch
Chief Compliance Officer
Biography
As Chief Compliance Officer for Galliard, Paul is responsible for overseeing the administration of all aspects of Galliard’s Compliance program. In addition to his role as Galliard CCO, Paul also acts as CCO for Allspring Funds Management, LLC, a subsidiary of our parent company, Allspring Global Investments. Under his leadership, the Galliard and the Allspring Funds Management Compliance teams help create consistency in regulatory horizon scanning, streamline governance, align monitoring, and synthesize reporting across the Galliard and Allspring legal entities.
EXPERIENCE
• Joined Allspring/Galliard in 2023; previously served as Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer for Edward Jones’ proprietary mutual fund complex. While at Edward Jones, also served as Senior Compliance Counsel where he was responsible for leading and administering the compliance programs of discretionary wrap fee, SMA, and UMA programs, as well as distribution and transfer agency lines of business.
• Worked as an attorney for various agencies in the State of Missouri: as Assistant Attorney General at the MO Attorney General’s Office, Assistant General Counsel at the MO Dept. of Economic Dev., and Special Assistant Attorney General & Legal Counsel with the MO Dept. of Revenue.
• Has been an attorney since 2007 and in the investment industry since 2010.
EDUCATION
• B.A., College of the Holy Cross
• M.F.A., University of Southern Maine
• J.D., University of Missouri, Columbia School of Law
MEMBERSHIPS
• Investment Company Institute – Chief Compliance Officer Committee
• Missouri Bar