H.J. Willcox

H.J. Willcox is a Principal, Chief Legal Officer and Global Head of Compliance and Risk at AQR Capital Management. In this role, H.J. oversees the firm’s Legal, Compliance and Risk functions globally. Prior to joining AQR, he was the Global Head of Compliance and Counsel at KKR & Co., and was previously the Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Counsel at Silver Point Capital LP. Earlier in his career, he was a lawyer at Wilmer Hale, and Schulte Roth & Zabel, and was a branch chief in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Northeast Regional Office. H.J. earned a B.A. in English at Bucknell University and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. He is a member of the New York and New Jersey state bars and is Authorized House Counsel in Connecticut.