Derek Alexander is Deputy General Counsel at Stifel Financial Corporation, where he represents and counsels many of Stifel’s institutional businesses on market and regulatory matters and Stifel’s senior leadership on corporate governance matters and acquisitions. Stifel is a diversified middle-market financial services firm that earns over $3.5 billion in annual revenues, holds over $25 billion in total assets and manages over $330 billion in client assets, supported by over 8000 employees.