Mr. Thompson is a Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer and Deputy General Counsel for Mariner and a member of the Firm’s Management Committee. Mr. Thompson joined the firm in July 2004 and has been instrumental in establishing and advancing Mariner’s current compliance program. Prior to joining Mariner, Mr. Thompson was the Chief Compliance Officer at MacKay Shields LLC, a multi-product SEC registered investment adviser with over $37 billion under management at the time of his departure. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Thompson was employed by The Prudential Insurance Company of America and served in both a legal and a compliance capacity in support of the company’s investment management busin