Phil serves as the Vice President of Member Regulation Policy at the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), where he leads a multidisciplinary team focused on developing policies that support CIRO’s public interest mandate. Phil also represents CIRO on the Montreal Exchange's Advisory Committee on Self-Regulation.
Before joining the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada in 2016, Phil worked at the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), where he specialized in securities and derivatives law. During his tenure at AMF, he drafted various legislative and regulatory amendments that contributed to the implementation of the G20 reforms in response to the 2007-08 financial crisis.
Phil holds Civil and Common Law degrees (LLL and JD) from the University of Montreal and the University of Ottawa. He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario.