Thomas Gira is the Executive Vice President, Market Regulation and Transparency Services. Gira is the Executive Vice President of Market Regulation and Transparency Services. He received his law degree from the University of Maryland. Before joining FINRA in 1992, Gira was an Associate General Counsel of The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. Prior to that, he was Branch Chief for Options and Derivative Products Regulation within the Division of Market Regulation at the SEC.