About Us
Joot is revolutionizing compliance for good!
Like it or not, SEC compliance is a part of doing business and an important element in maintaining client trust in financial advisers. But we know keeping on top of compliance isn’t easy—especially if you’re a CCO with other key responsibilities at your advisory firm.
That’s why we started Joot. To provide tailored compliance services and leverage technology when you need that extra help.
Team Members
Bo Howell
Bo has over 10 years of experience as a securities lawyer and chief compliance officer. He has served in roles with SEC-registered investment advisers, registered and unregistered investment companies, and broker-dealers. Bo has worked at the SEC’s Division of Investment Management, a Fortune 500 financial services company, and an innovative technology-driven law firm. He is also the owner of FinTech Law, a technology-driven law firm focused on financial services and technology companies. Bo is a U.S. Navy veteran.
Charles Black
Charles has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has served as chief compliance officer for registered funds and for SEC-registered investment advisory firms. Charles has also held roles with fund administrators including accounting, legal administration, and compliance. He has worked at Fortune 100 and 500 financial services companies, small firms, and consulting investment advisers of various sizes.
Cynthia Custer
Cynthia has over 30 years of financial industry experience providing business, regulatory, and compliance advice and services to registered investment advisers, funds, and broker-dealers. In 2012, Cynthia began her own full-service compliance consulting firm, Advisory Compliance Solutions LLC, serving clients in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Jessica Roeper
Jessica has over 10 years of audit, risk, and compliance experience in the financial services industry. She has served as Senior Compliance Officer for a registered investment adviser and an investment company, where she led mock-SEC compliance audits as well as third-party due diligence audits.
Irina Garcia Iglesias
Irina Garcia Iglesias is a Law Clerk at FinTech Law. Prior to joining FinTech Law, she worked as a Law Clerk at Driftwood Capital, LLC, a hospitality investment fund where she helped the legal and investment team in deal structuring, contract drafting, document review, due diligence, and asset-backed securitization transactions. Irina has a law degree from the University of Havana and an LLM from Duke Law School. She is a native of Cuba and has lived in the United States for four years.
Cody Foster
Cody has a wide range of digital marketing experience across different industries and disciplines. Prior to joining Joot, Cody developed digital marketing initiatives in the civil engineering, news media, manufacturing, and legal spaces, among others.
Christy Groves
Christy has been an essential member of the Joot team since 2019. Her background in public relations, hospitality, and event management complements her accounting and human resources expertise. Christy is also Director of Operations/Paralegal at FinTech Law.