Hope Newsome

Chief Compliance Officer

Hope is co-founder and managing partner at Meris LLP.  Hope has served in several capacities within the financial services industry since 1999, including as general counsel and chief compliance officer of registered investment advisers, broker-dealers and public and private funds. Prior to founding Virtus LLP, she served as general counsel and chief compliance officer at a Winter Park, FL based private equity firm.  She serves on the boards of the United Way of Central Florida, the Black Chamber of Commerce Central Florida and ATHENA Orlando Women’s Leadership.  She is a member of the Florida Bar and serves on its Professional Ethics Committee.