The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently appointed Katherine Reilly as acting inspector general.
Reilly, the current deputy inspector general, replaces Deborah Jeffrey who is retiring.
“Our inspector general’s office champions transparency and seeks to root out redundancy and overlap to ensure our agency is running as efficiently and effectively as possible,” SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins said. “Katherine possesses the experience and expertise to continue these oversight efforts. We also thank Deb for her leadership and dedication in this area during these past two years.”
Reilly joined the SEC’s Office of Inspector General in 2020 as counsel to the inspector general. She was acting deputy inspector general for investigations from December 2022 to March 2025, and served as acting inspector general in a rotating role prior to Jeffrey’s arrival.
Reilly began her career with the Federal Trade Commission as an antitrust lawyer. She later transitioned to private practice in the field of antitrust and commercial litigation. In 2005, she
joined the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS-OIG) and in 2013 joined the U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review. Reilly returned to the USPS-OIG in 2019 as deputy assistant inspector general for mission support.