SEC Names Sean Memon as Chief of Staff

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Sean Memon will become the agency’s Chief of Staff. Mr. Memon has served as the SEC’s Deputy Chief of Staff since May 2017. In that capacity, Mr. Memon has served as a senior advisor to Chairman Clayton on legal, policy and management matters affecting all aspects of the agency’s mission, including rulemaking, enforcement, examinations and internal agency operations. He also has worked with cross-divisional teams within the SEC, and with other state and federal agencies, to coordinate policy responses to market and legal developments. “Sean has been an indispensable asset to the Commission as deputy chief of staff, taking on a wide portfolio involving some of the most important and complex issues the agency handles,” said Chairman Jay Clayton.