Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chief Operating Officer Ken Johnson will retire in December.
“Ken has been an integral leader at the SEC for more than two decades,” SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said. “I have had the pleasure of knowing him both as a Commissioner and now as Chairman. He has served this agency and the country with ultimate integrity, furthering our mission with his adept oversight of SEC operations and administrative functions. I will certainly miss his wise counsel and wish him the very best in his next pursuits.”
Johnson oversees the agency’s operational and administrative functions including the EDGAR Business Office and the offices of acquisitions, the chief data officer, financial management, human resources, information technology, and support operations.
Johnson joined the SEC in 2003 from the Congressional Budget Office and became chief operating officer in December 2017. He previously served as SEC management analyst and chief management analyst from 2003 and 2010 and as chief financial officer from 2010 to 2017. He holds a master’s degree in public policy.
“I want to thank Chairman Atkins, the commissioners, and so many friends and colleagues over the years,” Johnson said. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to work with the exceptional staff of the SEC.”