Tetractys Academy

In 2013, Gary founded regulatory compliance and training consultancy Tetractys, with offices in London and Dublin. He has been a compliance professional for over 30 years, having started his career at Lautro and the Personal Investment Authority and including spells at Threadneedle, Henderson Global Investors, head of compliance at hedge fund Brevan Howard and Head of Compliance in Europe, Mid-East, Africa and Japan for a boutique investment bank. Tetractys focuses on the importance of governance as the essential driver of good compliance outcomes. Gary delivers open and bespoke training courses and conducts external Board Effectiveness Assessments alongside his consulting and expert witness work. Gary has a particular interest in cyber security governance and the impact of digitisation on compliance and business processes. He also works closely with small and midsized accountancy and law firms, helping them and their clients to navigate FCA-related issues arsing from their business. Gary has held FCA controlled/senior manager functions since 2001, has been a director of regulated companies in the UK and South Africa, has been a Central Bank regulated person in Ireland and a registered compliance officer of US-regulated firms (SEC and NFA). Gary is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership, Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and holds an MBA from the Open University Business School and Masters degrees from Oxford and London universities. He sits on the regulatory advisory board of the Journal of Securities Operation and has also held a number of charity trusteeships and non-executive roles.