George Martinez is a Global Relationship Manager at BNP Paribas CIB, SecuritiesServices, where he has responsibility for managing the relationships of the group’s top‐tier US
asset manager clientele.
George has been in the financial services industry for over 25 years, having commenced his
career as a Senior Attorney at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management.
Prior to joining BNP Paribas in 2013, George was with JP Morgan as a member of its relationship management team covering asset managers. Prior to transferring to relationship management, he was head of Fund Administration Operations for JPMorgan where he was responsible for providing financial reporting, compliance, treasury and legal services to clients’ mutual funds and hedge funds.
Previously, he headed up Fund Administration Operations for Citigroup, Legal Administration for State Street Corporation and was the National Director of Arthur Andersen’s Investment Management Regulatory Practice.
In addition, George launched the industry’s first online mutual fund Board portal, fundwatchdog.com, in 2001 as well as serving as an Associate General Counsel at Alliance Capital (now AllianceBernstein) after leaving the SEC and as President of the TD Waterhouse Funds and the BB&T Funds (now Sterling Capital Funds).
George has a law degree (JD) from Boston University School of Law and an LLM in Securities Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the Association of SEC Alumni and the New York Bar.