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NIRI Virtual Chapter Café Chat

For ALL NIRI Members

Thursday, May 22, 2025

12:00pm - 1:00pm ET

The NIRI Virtual Chapter invites all NIRI members to join us at 12:00 pm ET on Thursday, May 22, 2025. As part of our Café Chat series with key thought leaders, we are pleased to highlight NIRI National’s Advocacy initiatives. The discussion will feature NIRI National’s Advocacy leaders, led by Matt Brusch, President & CEO, and Niels Holch, VP, Public Policy & Advocacy. One of NIRI’s primary mission areas is advocacy on issues that impact the IR profession and public companies more broadly. This important function aggregates the opinion of NIRI’s diverse membership, representing every sector and market cap to bring your voice to the regulatory and legislative tables in Washington, D.C.

This key member benefit is particularly critical in today’s rapidly changing regulatory and legislative atmosphere. NIRI interfaces directly with the SEC and Congress and collaborates with other organizations on public policy impacting issuers, shareholders and IR. NIRI’s advocacy efforts harness the collective power of the IR community.

The diverse perspectives and potential policy changes associated with the many issues facing IROs, particularly given the current political climate, promise to lead to engaging and challenging discussions.

Speakers:

Matt Brusch

NIRI President & CEO

Matt Brusch is President and CEO of NIRI. He was previously COO, led professional development programs, credentialing, publications and communications for NIRI. Prior to this, he led the IR and Corporate Communications functions for several public companies, and he served in regulatory and marketing roles with the Nasdaq Stock Market.

He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland, a B.S. from the Pennsylvania State University, and he is a Certified Association Executive.

Niels Holch

Partner, Holch & Erickson LLP / NIRI VP, Public Policy & Advocacy

Niels Holch is a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Holch & Erickson LLP. In his private practice, he represents clients on a wide range of issues before the U.S. Congress and various Federal administrative agencies. Prior to founding Holch & Erickson LLP and a predecessor law firm, McGuiness & Holch, Niels served as Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Niels is also active in various nonprofit coalitions and organizations, currently serving as the Executive Director of the Shareholder Communications Coalition (Washington, D.C.), and as a Board Trustee of the Luminis Health System (Annapolis, MD).

Niels graduated magna cum laude from Ohio Wesleyan University, receiving a B.A. in Economics and Psychology. He received his J.D., cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.