Scott W. Bauguess, Deputy Director of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, to Leave the Agency After a Decade of Service

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Scott W. Bauguess, Deputy Director of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) and Deputy Chief Economist, will leave the agency in January after more than 11 years of service. Dr. Bauguess joined the division in 2007 as a financial economist, assumed leadership of DERA's Office of Corporate Finance in 2011, and was appointed Deputy Director in 2013. In 2017, Dr. Bauguess served as the agency's Acting Director of DERA and its Acting Chief Economist. During his tenure, Dr. Bauguess played a significant role in the Commission's regulatory impact analyses and market risk assessment activities.