Kirsten Robbins is Associate Chief Counsel for the Investment Company Institute. An industry veteran, Robbins worked at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in various roles over the past 10 years, most recently as the Senior Special Counsel in the CFTC’s Office of International Affairs. In this role, she provided technical and legal advice on international and domestic policy pertaining to dynamic and highly complex financial developments. She developed policy pertaining to a wide array of financial stability and clearing issues, advising several CFTC Chairs and Commissioners on cross-border issues and matters arising in multi-lateral standard setting groups. She represented the Commission in many domestic and international regulatory forums and crisis management groups, including the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and served as the Co-Chair of the CPMI-IOSCO Policy Standing Group. Prior to joining the CFTC, Robbins worked in private practice for Shearman & Sterling and Goodwin, focusing on complex civil litigation. Robbins holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from Brandeis University.