Sarah G. ten Siethoff has been named the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) associate director for the Division of Investment Management’s Rulemaking Office.
In her new role, ten Siethoff will develop recommendations for rulemaking and other policy initiatives relating to funds and investment advisers under the federal securities laws.
“Sarah is a talented leader who always approaches her work with the long-term interests of investors in mind,” Dalia Blass, director of the Division of Investment Management, said. “Her intellectual curiosity and commitment to developing thoughtful policy recommendations for the benefit of Main Street investors has earned her the respect of her colleagues across the Commission. I look forward to Sarah’s continued leadership and counsel in her new role.”
ten Siethoff has been a member of the Division of Investment Management in a variety of positions since 2008, SEC officials said, serving most recently as Deputy Associate Director in the Rulemaking Office.
“I am honored to lead the Rulemaking Office and continue working with the talented staff in the Division of Investment Management and throughout the Commission to serve American investors and develop a fair and efficient regulatory framework for funds and investment advisers,” ten Siethoff, said.
Prior to working with the SEC, officials said ten Siethoff was an associate with Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP., having received her law degree from Yale Law School, where she was a Case Notes Editor of the Yale Law Journal.
She holds a master’s degree in international relations from Yale University and a bachelor’s degree with from the University of Virginia.