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Michael Turro

Head of Enterprise Risk

Fast Facts

  • Served as Magnetar’s Chief Compliance Officer from 2005 to 2024
  • Member of the Management, Valuation and New Business and Ethics Committees

Michael Turro is Head of Enterprise Risk at Magnetar. In this capacity, he serves as a senior advisor to the firm, overseeing its processes for bringing forward conflict issues for review and resolution.

Previously, Michael served as Magnetar’s Chief Compliance Officer since its inception in 2005 through 2024, during which he was instrumental in building out and leading the compliance function across the firm’s core businesses.

Prior to joining Magnetar in 2005, Michael served as Director of Equity Business Management for UBS AG for seven years and as its compliance officer for four years prior to that. Michael started his career with Pricewaterhouse, now PwC, before moving to National Futures Association, where he served as a compliance supervisor.

Michael earned a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance, Management and Organizational Behavior from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Public Accounting at Loyola University Chicago. He is a CPA.

Education

Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management
Master of Business Administration

Loyola University Chicago
Bachelor of Business Administration, Public Accounting

Recognition

  • Member, National Futures Association Hearing Committee
  • CPA (Certified Public Accountant) charterholder

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