Kenneth Johnson

Kenneth A. Johnson was the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Chief Operating Officer from December 2017 to December 2025 after serving as Acting Chief Operating Officer from February 2017 to December 2017. 

Mr. Johnson previously served as the SEC's Chief Financial Officer beginning in 2010. He first joined the SEC in 2003, serving in the Office of the Executive Director as a Management Analyst and Chief Management Analyst. Prior to joining the SEC staff, Mr. Johnson worked as a Commerce Analyst at the Congressional Budget Office, analyzing and reporting on the budgetary effects of Committee-approved legislation.

Mr. Johnson earned his Masters in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and earned his BA at Stanford University.