SEC commissioner Elad Roisman will leave by end of January
Roisman was sworn into the SEC in 2018 and served as acting chair until January 2021, with his term as commissioner originally set to expire in 2023. Elad Roisman, one of five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s board, has announced his intention to resign from the government agency.In a Monday announcement, Roisman said he had sent a letter to President Joe Biden informing him of his decision to leave the SEC by the end of January 2022. The SEC commissioner said he would continue working with his colleagues “to further our mission of protecting investors, maintaining fair,....
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