On November 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the appointment of Nicole Creola Kelly as Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower.
Kelly, who goes by Cree, has more than 20 years experience at the SEC and currently serves as Senior Special Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel. According to the SEC press release, her other previous roles include “Counsel to former SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Counsel to former SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein, and stints in the Enforcement Division’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit as well as the Whistleblower Office.”
“Cree’s wealth of experience at the SEC makes her well-qualified to serve as Chief of the SEC Whistleblower Office. The whistleblower program has been tremendously valuable, and I look forward to working with Cree on its continued success,” said Gurbir S. Grewal, the SEC’s Director of Enforcement. “I also would like to thank Emily Pasquinelli for serving as Acting Chief of the Whistleblower Office. The enforcement program has benefited enormously from Emily’s steady leadership during this past year.”
“I am grateful for the opportunity to work once again with the talented and dedicated staff of the Office of the Whistleblower,” stated Kelly. “Over the course of my career, I have witnessed firsthand both the critical impact that whistleblowers can have on our investigations and the many sacrifices they make in shining light on misconduct.”
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