Karolina Pajdak serves as the Chief Compliance Officer of Seelaus. She has been a key player on the Seelaus team for over 20 years, with experience across all aspects of the firm. Prior to her appointment as CCO in 2020, she had served as Chief Financial Officer since 2011.  

As CFO and Finance and Operations Principal for the firm and its subsidiaries, Ms. Pajdak helped manage the compliance, finance, marketing, operations, and technology departments. Her critical responsibilities include risk management, supervision, and interpretation of various rules and regulations, including the SEC’s Net Capital requirements, Customer Protection Rules, Books and Records Management, and all regulatory filings across the firm’s entities.  

She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, both from Rutgers University. Ms. Pajdak holds Series 7, 24, 27, 99, 52, 53 & 66 Licenses as well as an Insurance License from the State of New Jersey.