John Steven Romiza

Mr. John S.
Romiza is a Co-Chief Executive Officer at Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.
(DFAL).
In addition to his responsibilities, he is a Director of DFAL and is a member of DFAL’s investment and management committees.
He chairs the Board of Directors of Dimensional Funds PLC and Dimensional Funds II PLC and is Global Co-Head of Equity Trading.
In his capacity as Co-Head of Equity Trading, he oversees trade execution strategies and coordinates all equity trading operations across the firm's global trading desks.
Throughout his time with the firm, he has worked closely with Dimensional’s client service teams and interfaces directly with clients and prospects.
He joined Dimensional in 2008 as Head of International Trading.
Mr. Romiza's career began in 1996 with Fidelity Investments.
Prior to joining Dimensional, he served as senior vice president and director of European trading for Franklin Templeton.
During his eight years with Franklin, he built the firm's European trading operation; his responsibilities included full oversight of all EMEA equity trading for the parent organisation.
He received a BS in finance from Bentley College in Boston.