Leslie Van Buskirk

Leslie M. Van Buskirk has been the Administrator of the Division of Securities at the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions since 2016, after serving as an enforcement attorney and supervisor for 14 years.  In 2012 she received an Honorable Mention for the 29th Annual Virginia Hart Award for her service to the State of Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin statewide Abuse in Later Life CCR.

She is currently President-Elect of the North American Administrators Association (NASAA), as well as the NASAA representative on the US Securities & Exchange Commission Investor Advisory Committee.  Prior to her three years on the board, she served for two years as chair of the Broker-Dealer Section after 10 years of section and committee service.  She received a NASAA Distinguished Service Award in 2014 for work toward improving securities arbitration for investors. She has also chaired the NASAA Exams Advisory committee.