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SEC Enforcement Deputy Director Sam Waldon to Leave Agency
Sam Waldon, the SEC's Enforcement Division principal deputy director, will leave the agency this month. His departure follows Margaret Ryan's resignation in March. David Woodcock took over as enforcement director in April.
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Another senior leader at the Securities and Exchange Commission is heading for the exit. Enforcement Division Principal Deputy Director Sam Waldon will leave the agency at the end of this month, the commission said.
Waldon's departure follows that of Margaret Ryan, who resigned as Enforcement Division Director in March after less than a year in the role. Chair Paul Atkins said in a statement he “personally benefitted from Sam’s wise counsel” and wished him well.
Osman Nawaz will take over as principal deputy director. Nawaz served at the SEC from 2010 to 2024 before rejoining last month.
Waldon started at the agency as a staff attorney and later became the Enforcement Division's chief counsel, a position he held from 2002 through 2024. He became an acting deputy director in October 2024. After Ryan resigned, Waldon served as interim Enforcement Division director until April, when David Woodcock, a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, assumed the role. Woodcock said Waldon's “positive impact at the SEC will endure for a long time.”
In his own statement, Waldon said he was “forever grateful” to Atkins and commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda “for the opportunity to work under their leadership and for their commitment to the agency and its mission.” He also thanked the Enforcement Division staff.