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Laura Esposito

Chief Compliance Officer at Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co.

Broker registration; no current adviser registration

Laura Esposito is Chief Compliance Officer of Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC, a New York investment adviser managing $12.1B. Laura Esposito has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed 5 licensing exams.

5
Licensing exams

From the IAPD record · data retrieved 18 October 2026 · page updated 20 October 2026SEC record

Career

Laura Esposito has been Chief Compliance Officer of Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. since November 2018. Laura Esposito is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it.

Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC is a New York, NY firm with $12.1B under management, 5,749 clients and 55 advisers across 12 offices, as of its March 2026 filing.

No adviser firm registrations are on Laura Esposito’s record.

Credentials and registrations

Examinations

Series 142 January 2023
Name
Compliance Officer Examination
Series 99TO2 January 2023
Name
Operations Professional Examination
Series 45 December 2018
Name
Registered Options Principal Examination
SIECredited
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 245 September 2018
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 714 September 2017
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Laura Michele Esposito
CRD
6727167

Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.

Common questions

Where does Laura Esposito work?

Laura Esposito has been Chief Compliance Officer of Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC since November 2018, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 24 March 2026

Does Laura Esposito have a current investment-adviser registration?

Laura Esposito has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 18 October 2026

What exams has Laura Esposito passed?

Laura Esposito has passed 5 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 24, Series 4, Series 14 and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in September 2017. FINRA credited Laura Esposito with the SIE, which began in October 2018.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 18 October 2026

Leadership at Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co.

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 6727167. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC, filed 24 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 18 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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