Mitch Avnet

Chief Compliance Officer

Mitch Avnet is chief compliance officer for 15 Equity, responsible for the ongoing oversight and development of the firm’s compliance program. Mitch is also the founder and managing partner of Compliance Risk Concepts (CRC) where he is responsible for the firm’s business development, relationship management, and overseeing the execution of all client driven / business focused Compliance and Ethics Risk Management strategic engagements.

Prior to launching CRC, Mitch was a member of Corporate Leadership Group (CLG) at Lincoln Financial Group (LFG) where he was Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, having direct oversight of the company’s anti-money laundering, privacy, ethics and compliance risk management programs. In addition, Mitch maintained responsibility for Lincoln’s entire Compliance and Ethics Technology strategic initiatives, developing and implementing a long term strategic approach to upgrade and modernize the effectiveness and efficiency of Lincoln’s overall Compliance programs.

Mitch maintains the Series 4, 7, 9, 10, 24, 55, 63 securities license designations. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in economics, graduating magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Oneonta.