Anthony (Tony) McElynn joined Summit Financial in May 2024 as Chief Compliance Officer for Summit’s investment advisory business. Tony’s responsibilities include managing the compliance program for Summit’s business under the Investment Advisers Act’s rules and regulations. Most recently, Tony served as CCO for several RIAs, both retail and institutional, at Prudential Financial. Tony also had overall responsibility for all of Prudential’s Retail RIA compliance functions. Before beginning his compliance career in 2011, Tony handled various business roles at E*TRADE and TD Waterhouse, including branch management, business line oversight, Sarbanes-Oxley financial controls, and he led the team that launched E*TRADE’s first fee-based managed account offering.
Tony attended Villanova University where he attained a B.A. in English and currently holds the Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP) designation. He also sits on various Summit Committees, including the Continuing Education Committee, the Best Execution Committee and the Risks & Conflicts Committee.