Sam Waldon, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement principal deputy director, will be leaving the agency on July 31.
Waldon will be succeeded as Principal Deputy Director by Osman Nawaz, who previously served with the SEC from 2010-2024 before rejoining the agency last month. Nawaz has held various roles in the Division of Enforcement including staff attorney, assistant regional director and chief of the complex financial instruments unit.
Waldon has served with the SEC for more than 14 years, beginning his tenure as a staff attorney. He was honored with the SEC’s Philip A. Loomis, Jr. Award in 2011 for outstanding legal scholarship, analysis, and draftsmanship in creating workable solutions to difficult legal and policy issues. He served as Division of Enforcement chief counsel from 2022 through 2024, as acting deputy director from October 2024 to January 2025 and as acting director of enforcement twice in 2025 and 2026.
“Sam’s contributions to the SEC and the Division of Enforcement for over a decade are well documented and moreover they are reflected in the many key leadership roles he has taken on during his tenure,” SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said. “I have personally benefited from Sam’s wise counsel and appreciate everything he has done for our agency. I wish him the best in all of his future endeavors.”