"SEC Names Interim Acting Co-Directors of Division of Examinations"

Two SEC officials, Natasha Vij Greiner and Keith E. Cassidy, have been appointed as interim Acting Co-Directors of the Division of Examinations, effective immediately. Ms. Greiner is the National Associate Director of the Investment Adviser/Investment Company examination program and Mr. Cassidy is the National Associate Director of the Division’s Technology Controls Program, with responsibility for examinations of Regulation SCI entities and overseeing the SEC’s CyberWatch program and the Cybersecurity Program Office. Both also have considerable experience across the agency and in relevant fields. Ms. Greiner began her career at the SEC as a broker-dealer examiner and has served in a variety of roles, including Acting Chief Counsel and Assistant Chief Counsel in the Division of Trading and Markets. Mr. Cassidy previously served as the Commission’s Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Director and as Chief of Staff and Counsel at the Department of Justice’s Office of Legislative Affairs. Both will continue to serve in their current roles within the Division. The appointments come as Richard Best, current SEC Division Director, is on extended medical leave from the agency.