SEC Names Matthew S. Jacques as Chief Accountant in Enforcement Division

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Matthew S. Jacques has been named the new chief accountant in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. Mr. Jacques, who for six years served as a senior enforcement accountant in the SEC’s Boston Regional Office, rejoins the SEC enforcement staff from AlixPartners, where he has been a managing director since 2013. He has led teams conducting complex forensic investigations in high-profile accounting, securities, anti-corruption and other financial matters. He has nearly two decades of experience as a public accountant, regulator, expert witness and forensic accountant. He is a certified public accountant and certified fraud examiner. Mr. Jacques will start working at the SEC in October.