John Weitzer is the Managing Director, Americas and Head of Regulatory Compliance, Global Banking and Markets for HSBC. Before this position, John served as Managing Director and the Deputy U.S. Chief Compliance Officer for RBC Capital Markets, LLC. John has approximately 20 years of experience in the securities industry including positions at Barclays Capital Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc., and NYSE Regulation. John has a BBA in Accounting from Pace University and holds several securities licenses.

John joined the Board because he feels strongly that it’s every child’s right to have the unconditional support of a permanent family. He believes that aging out is a serious issue that YGB is well positioned to address.