Lev Bagramian was a Senior Securities Policy Advisor at Better Markets from 2016-2021. Prior to joining Better Markets, Mr. Bagramian was the Manager of Legislative Affairs at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, solely responsible for developing and executing its Congressional and Administration policy and strategic goals while advising MSRB’s Board of Directors and Senior Leadership in fulfilling MSRB’s Congressional mandate of investor and issuer protection.

Between 2009 and 2013, Mr. Bagramian assisted two Senate Banking Committee Chairmen, Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Tim Johnson (D-SD), on securities and other policy matters. Notably, Mr. Bagramian assisted in the drafting and passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act’s securities and investor protection sections, and later the oversight of the implementation of dozens of new rules mandated by the Act.