SEC Announces New Members of Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced four new members of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. The new members were appointed to four-year terms and will join the 14 current Commission-appointed committee members. “I thank the new members for their willingness to serve on the Advisory Committee, which plays an important role in our work to facilitate capital formation for companies of every size,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler. “Small businesses employ nearly half of America’s workforce and make up more than 99 percent of America’s businesses. The new members named today understand this well, and I am pleased the SEC will benefit from their valuable experiences and insights.” The new Commission-appointed committee members are: Jennifer Newton – Managing Attorney and Founder, StartSmart Counsel; Miami Rose Standifer – Partner, Foley Hoag LLP; Denver Wendy Stevens – Partner, Forvis Mazars LLP; New York Emily Underwood – Clinical Professor of Law, Bluhm-Helfand Director of the…