Financial services and technology firms deserve a strategic partner who can effectively advise and advocate for them on an increasingly complicated international stage.
Highland Global Advisors has deep expertise in the public and private sectors and an extensive global network.
We specialize in advising global financial services and technology companies on navigating Washington, DC, Brussels, London, and other centers of regulation and policymaking.
What sets Highland Global Advisors apart is our holistic approach to bridging American and European policy and regulatory landscapes, with an eye towards identifying revenue opportunities and mitigating risk.
Highland Global Advisors designs integrated, cross-border strategies focused on high impact issues, including:
Michael Pedroni has nearly 30 years of experience in financial policymaking, regulatory advocacy, and economic leadership. He has served four U.S. Treasury Secretaries, working in the Senior Executive Service under Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump.
At Treasury, Michael established and led the Markets Room in 2008 at the height of the global financial crisis, closely liaising with Wall Street and briefing multiple Presidents and Treasury Secretaries.
From 2013-2016, Michael was the U.S. Treasury’s most senior representative in Europe, serving as Financial Attaché to the European Union in Brussels.
Upon his return to Washington, Michael led inter-agency economic and financial policy coordination at the White House, including the U.S. economic response to Brexit and Russia sanctions reviews, as well as preparing policy transition memos for the first Trump administration.
Most recently, he held C-Suite roles at the Investment Company Institute (ICI) and Managed Funds Association (MFA), industry lobby organizations for mutual funds, ETFs, hedge funds, and private credit managers. He led ICI’s global advocacy, reforming and dramatically expanding its efforts.
Michael has also worked as a markets expert and bank supervisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and as an economist at the International Monetary Fund.
He earned his undergraduate degree in history at Yale University and has a master’s degree in international economic policy and finance from Columbia University. Mike was a Fulbright Scholar in Germany and speaks German, Italian and conversational French. He also designed and taught “Managing International Financial Crises,” a popular class in the economics department of The George Washington University.
Currently he serves as Independent Chair of the Mutual Funds Advisory Committee and European Mutual Funds Advisory Committee, sponsored by Broadridge.
Highland Global Advisors has formed strategic alliances that provide instant access to expert advisors across Europe and Asia, further extending our reach and scale.
This includes a strategic partnership with Flint, a UK-based consulting firm with professionals based in major markets around the world.
Through these networks, clients gain the best of both worlds: Highland Global’s boutique C-suite advice and advocacy with experienced boots on the ground in all key jurisdictions.
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