Erin E. Smith

Previous SEC Positions
  • Other: -

Former Assistant Director, Office of Corporate Finance (DERA)

Education Summary

  • Ph.D. Finance,
    NYU Stern School of Business, 2014
  • B.A. Engineering, Economics,
    Dartmouth College, 2007

Fields of Interest

  • Mergers, acquisitions and restructuring
  • Corporate governance
  • Government policy and regulation
  • Entrepreneurial finance

  • Financial Economist

    Division of Economic and Risk Analysis

    U.S. Security Exchange Commission

    2017 - Present

  • Assistant Professor of Finance

    University of Rochester

    Simon School of Business

    2014 - 2017

  • Financial Economist

    Division of Economics and Risk Analysis

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

    2013 - 2014

  • Analyst

    BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Solutions

    Portfolio Analytics Group

    2007 - 2008

Last Reviewed or Updated: March 10, 2025