Office of International Affairs Director Paul A. Leder to Leave SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Paul A. Leder, Director of the Office of International Affairs (OIA), will leave the agency in June. Mr. Leder rejoined the agency as OIA Director in February 2014. OIA advises the Commission on cross-border enforcement and regulatory matters and coordinates the SEC's involvement with regulatory authorities outside the United States. "Today's capital markets are global and the SEC must engage on a wide range of international issues affecting U.S. markets and our investors," said SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. "For the past four years, Paul has led, with distinction, the SEC's engagement with domestic and foreign regulators to address consequential cross-border challenges, always with an eye on the interests of our Main Street investors." "When I joined OIA just after it was created, cross-border collaboration on enforcement, supervisory and regulatory issues was the exception," said Mr.