Jennifer S. Choi

Jennifer S. Choi is currently an independent trustee of the Morningstar Funds Trust. From July 2022 to her appointment to the board in April 2023, she was a senior policy adviser to Ropes & Gray. 

Previously, Ms. Choi was chief counsel of ICI Global, heading the global policy work for the Investment Company Institute (the leading trade association representing regulated investment funds). During her 16 years at ICI, she has held various roles, including associate general counsel for global capital markets policy and associate counsel for international policy. Earlier in her career, Ms. Choi worked at the Investment Adviser Association. From 1995 to 1999, she held various positions at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including assistant director in the Division of Investment Management and special counsel in the Division of Market Regulation (now the Division of Trading and Markets). At the SEC, she also received the Martha Platt Award for dedication, excellence, and integrity.

From 2006 to 2019, Ms. Choi was appointed as an adjunct law professor at American University’s Washington College of Law.