May 22, 2023
Corp Fin Welcomes New Deputy Director! Mellissa Campbell Duru
On Friday, the SEC announced that Mellissa Campbell Duru had been named Deputy Director for Legal and Regulatory Policy in the Division of Corporation Finance. Mellissa is an SEC veteran, but most recently served as a senior counsel for Covington & Burling. This excerpt from the SEC’s press release provides more information on her background:
At Covington & Burling, Ms. Duru worked in the Securities & Capital Markets practice, advising clients on securities regulation, capital markets transactions, and strategic corporate governance planning. She also served as a Vice Chair of the firm’s Environmental, Social, and Governance practice. Ms. Duru served at the SEC from 2004 to 2021, including as a Counsel to then-Commissioner Kara Stein, Special Counsel in the Division of Corporation Finance’s Office of Mergers and Acquisitions, and Cybersecurity Legal and Policy Advisor in the Division of Examinations. During her tenure, she also served as an SEC Brookings Institute Legislative Congressional Fellow in the Office of U.S. Senator Jack Reed. She began her SEC career in the Division of Corporation Finance’s Disclosure Review Program.
Mellissa fills the position previously held by Erik Gerding prior to his appointment as Director of Corp Fin earlier this year.
– John Jenkins