Office of the Commissioner

The Office of the Commissioner is responsible for the implementation of major policy decisions affecting all areas of the agency. The commissioner provides overall direction in carrying out the OFR’s statutory activities, regulatory functions, and the agency’s areas – consumer finance, financial institutions, securities, and investigations. The chief operating officer has oversight for the administrative areas of the OFR, including budget, information analytics, and personnel.

Russell C. Weigel, III, Commissioner

Commissioner Weigel is an AV-rated securities attorney, with more than 30 years of legal experience, and a published author. In 2005, he founded a securities transactional and litigation law firm, which he ran until he became commissioner in March 2020. Prior to that, he served as a securities and transactional and litigation attorney in the private sector. He was also an enforcement attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and an assistant state attorney for the Office of the State Attorney, Tenth Judicial Circuit. He holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law.

Weigel Russell

Pury Santiago, Chief Operating Officer