Keith Cassidy

Keith Cassidy is the Director of the Division of Examinations as well as the Commission’s Federal Senior Intelligence Coordinator. 

Prior to assuming his current positions, he was Deputy Director of the Division of Examinations and the National Associate Director of the Technology Controls Program (TCP). Mr. Cassidy also previously served as the Commission’s senior staff representative to the Financial Banking Information Infrastructure Committee, the Cyber Incident Response Council, and the G7 Cyber Experts Group.  

Before joining the Division of Examinations, Mr. Cassidy was the Director of the SEC’s Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, where he advised three successive SEC Chairs on anticipating and implementing Commission’s legislative policy goals. Earlier in his career, Mr. Cassidy was Chief of Staff and Counsel at the Department of Justice’s Office of Legislative Affairs and an attorney in the United States Senate.

Mr. Cassidy received his law degree from the George Washington University Law School and his LL.M. in securities and financial regulation from Georgetown Law Center. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Virginia and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Mr. Cassidy also is an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, where he serves as an Assistant Team Leader with Marine Corps Advisor Company A.