SEC Names Paul Knight as Chief Operating Officer

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced on July 6, 2026, that Paul Knight has been named the agency's Chief Operating Officer, overseeing operational and administrative functions including the Office of Human Resources, Office of Acquisitions, Office of Financial Management, EDGAR Business Office, Office of the Chief Data Officer, Office of the Chief Risk Officer, and Office of Support Operations. Chairman Paul S. Atkins welcomed Knight and thanked Charlene Arietti Gold for her service as Acting COO over the last seven months. Knight joins the SEC from JPMorgan Chase, where he worked nearly 12 years, and previously served at the U.S. Department of the Treasury from 2012 to 2014, and at the SEC from 2008 to 2012, including as interim managing executive for the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, a Master of Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, and a certificate in Commercial Real Estate from Cornell University.

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