Chair Gensler Announces Addition of Barbara Roper to Senior Staff

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Barbara Roper as Senior Advisor to the Chair. Ms. Roper's focus will be on issues relating to retail investor protection, including matters relating to policy, broker-dealer oversight, investment adviser oversight, and examinations. She is currently the Director of Investor Protection for the Consumer Federation of America (CFA). "Barb is a champion for investors and will provide invaluable counsel on behalf of the American public," Chair Gary Gensler said. "I've had the pleasure of working closely with her on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the critical market reforms of the Dodd-Frank Act, and I’m thrilled to collaborate with her again at the SEC." "I'm excited to join the SEC and Chair Gensler's leadership team," Ms. Roper said.