Didem A. Nisanci has been named SEC Chief of Staff. She will begin working at the SEC later this week.
Nisanci most recently served as Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment chaired by U.S. Senator Jack Reed. As staff director, she developed and implemented the subcommittee’s legislative and oversight agenda.
Nisanci also served as a lead staff negotiator for key provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Nisanci also was Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs and Public Liaison at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
“I am pleased Didem has agreed to bring her extensive background, knowledge, experience, and leadership skills to the SEC during this critical time,” says Chairman Schapiro, chairman, SEC.
“Didem has been vital to Senate oversight of the SEC during the past few years, and now she will help lead the agency as we work with other financial regulators and Congress to improve investor confidence in the markets.”
“I am honored to have the opportunity to join the SEC and its team of talented and dedicated professionals,” says Nisanci. “Under Chairman Schapiro’s stewardship, and together with the Commission’s dedicated staff, we will build a stronger SEC.”
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