SEC Names Stephanie Allen as Director of Media Relations and Speechwriting

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Stephanie Allen as Director of Media Relations and Speechwriting, effective Oct. 1, 2023. Ms. Allen has served as Director of Speechwriting and Senior Adviser to the Chair since March 2023, and she replaces Aisha Johnson, who recently departed the agency. “Stephanie and I have worked together at the SEC and previously at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler. “I am confident that her experience in media relations will benefit our continued efforts to communicate transparently with the public about our work executing the SEC’s mission.” “I am grateful for Aisha’s service to the agency these last two-plus years,” Chair Gensler added.