Meet Our Professionals

Diane Drake, Managing Director & Senior Counsel

Diane Drake has over 24 years of mutual fund and financial services experience.

As Managing Director & Senior Counsel of MFAC, Diane is responsible for overseeing the production and review of various filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including registration and proxy statements as well as other regulatory filings. She also provides analysis and legal support on various 1940 Act matters.

Diane serves as Secretary to the Investment Managers Series Trust and Investment Managers Series Trust II

After completing law school, Diane joined Rodney Square Capital Management, an affiliate of Wilmington Trust, in their Regulatory Administration group. From 1998 to 2001, Diane was an Associate with the Investment Management Group at Stradley, Ronon, Stevens and Young LLP in their Philadelphia office. In 2001, Diane joined Turner Investment Partners as Deputy Counsel and was responsible for servicing the Turner Funds as well as affiliated hedge funds. From 2003 to 2010, Diane served as Counsel in BNY Mellon’s Regulatory Administration Department and from 2010 to 2015, she was Managing Director & Senior Counsel. Diane joined MFAC in 2015.

Diane attended Lafayette College, Easton Pennsylvania (B.A. Government and Law) and Widener University, Delaware Law School (J.D.). She is also a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association