SEC Appoints Stacey Bowers as Small Business Advocate

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that University of Denver law professor Stacey Bowers has been named the new director of the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (OASB). Ms. Bowers, a seasoned practitioner in corporate and securities law, began her legal career as a staff attorney in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance before entering private practice to counsel public companies through initial public offerings and represent entrepreneurs seeking to raise capital to advance their businesses. “Stacey will bring deep experience to the role of Director of the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler. “I look forward to working with her to advance the SEC’s important work on behalf of small businesses and their investors.