SEC Names Rebecca J. Olsen as Director of the Office of Municipal Securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Rebecca J. Olsen has been named Director of the agency's Office of Municipal Securities (OMS). Ms. Olsen has served as OMS's Acting Director since September 2017. The Office of Municipal Securities is responsible for coordinating the SEC's municipal securities activities, including policy development, coordination, and implementation of Commission initiatives to improve the municipal securities market, and administering the Commission's rules pertaining to municipal securities market participants. The office also coordinates with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) on rulemaking and enforcement. Under Ms. Olsen's leadership, OMS has been closely involved in recent initiatives designed to increase transparency in the municipal securities market, particularly for Main Street investors. For example, on Aug.