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Peter Driscoll
Former Director

Previous SEC Positions:

Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations: Oct. 2017 - Dec. 2020
Director, Division of Examinations: Dec. 2020 - Aug. 2021

Peter Driscoll was named Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (formerly, the  Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, called OCIE) in October 2017, after serving as Acting Director since January 2017.

Before that, he served as OCIE’s first Chief Risk and Strategy Officer since March 2016, and was previously OCIE’s Managing Executive from 2013 through February 2016.

He joined the Agency in 2001 as a staff attorney in the Division of Enforcement in the Chicago Regional Office and was later a Branch Chief and Assistant Regional Director in OCIE’s Investment Adviser and Investment Company examination program.

Prior to the Agency, Mr. Driscoll began his career with Ernst & Young LLP and held several accounting positions in private industry. He received his B.S. in Accounting and law degree from St. Louis University. He is licensed as a certified public accountant and is a member of the Missouri Bar Association.

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Joint Statement Regarding Ongoing Market Volatility
Jan. 27, 2021
The Role of the CCO – Empowered, Senior and With Authority
Nov. 19, 2020
Remarks at the SIFMA Operations Conference & Exhibition: Staying Vigilant to Protect Investors
May 8, 2019
How We Protect Retail Investors
April 29, 2019
Improving Investment Adviser Compliance
Sept. 14, 2017
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