Christopher Hetner, Senior Advisor to the Chairman for Cybersecurity Policy, to Leave the Agency

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Christopher R. Hetner, Senior Advisor to Chairman Jay Clayton for Cybersecurity Policy, plans to leave the agency. Mr. Hetner will remain in the Chairman's Office during the identification of and transition to his successor. Mr. Hetner previously served as Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity Policy for former Chair Mary Jo White and former Acting Chairman Michael Piwowar. Mr. Hetner helped to establish the position in 2016 to better coordinate cybersecurity policy efforts across federal financial regulators, enhance the SEC's ability to assess cyber-related market risks and improve the SEC's cybersecurity posture. In this role, Mr. Hetner has led efforts across SEC Divisions and Offices to manage cybersecurity priorities, strengthen cyber incident response planning and enhance threat intelligence capabilities. Mr. Hetner has served as SEC staff representative to the U.S. Treasury's Financial Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC).