Financial Services and Investment Management Professional with over 40 years’ experience in U.S. registered investment companies, asset management and asset servicing industries.

Currently, Senior Advisor and Consultant to Broadridge. He previously served in the roles Vice President Mutual Fund Business Development and Product.He is a results driven funds management executive with deep industry experience, driving strategy and product innovation for solutions to the registered ’40 Act fund industry. 

Previously, at AST Fund Solutions, LLC from 2012 through 2017 as an Executive Vice President creating and heading the fund administration group, as well as overseeingbusiness development of all services provided to closed-end funds and business development companies. Prior to that, he had established and headed Ultimus FundSolutions, LLC’s New York office during the period March 2009 until February 2012; with responsibilities over their entire closed-end fund administration business.

Nearly 17 years as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bear Stearns Funds Management Inc. responsible for new business development, client services andrelationship management and held several senior level positions within Bear Stearns including Senior Managing Director and Treasurer of their mutual fund complex. 

Previous positions included senior fund finance positions and fund treasurer for fund complexes and closed-end funds. Mr. Maresca began his professional career in 1980 atPrice Waterhouse.

A graduate of Hofstra University with a B.B.A. degree in Public Accounting and is a CPA (inactive). Currently, serving on the Membership and Fund Administration Committee at Nicsa.Previously served both as a member of the Closed-end Fund Committee and Accounting and Treasurer Committees of the Investment Company Institute.

He current serves as an independent director and audit committee chair to two NYSE-listed closed-end funds and director to a large NY-Metro non-profit providing support to individuals and families at risk.

Chelsea is an associate at Ropes & Gray LLP. Chelsea represents investment management industry clients in a wide variety of regulatory, compliance, and transactional aspects of their businesses. She assists private funds, registered funds and their sponsors with fund structuring and formation, fund  reorganizations, negotiation of service provider agreements, and ongoing operational and compliance matters. Chelsea also has extensive experience advising boards of U.S. registered funds on governance and fiduciary oversight matters. Prior to joining Ropes & Gray in 2019, Chelsea was an associate at another large international law firm where her clients included U.S. registered investment companies, investment advisers, and independent board members.

Venice Monagan, Counsel, works at Putnam Investments in its Legal and Compliance department.  Her current role focuses on mutual fund regulatory matters and general corporate legal matters.  Venice is a member of Putnam’s Diversity Advisory Council and is active in the Women of Putnam group.  Prior to joining Putnam Investments, Venice worked at Ropes & Gray in its Investment Management practice.  Venice obtained a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an A.B. from Princeton University.  She is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar.