Yesterday, the SEC announced that Paul Knight has been appointed to serve as the agency’s Chief Operating Officer.  Here’s an excerpt from the SEC’s announcement that provides information on Mr. Knight’s background:

Mr. Knight joins the SEC from JPMorgan Chase, where he most recently worked as the principal lead for driving growth across U.S. lines of business, after previously managing the program office for the Chase Bank expansion into 25 new states. Prior to his nearly 12 years at JPMorgan Chase, Mr. Knight served as a senior advisor and business manager at the U.S. Department of the Treasury from 2012 to 2014. Mr. Knight also previously served at the SEC from 2008 to 2012 in a variety of roles, including as the interim managing executive for the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis. He started his career during his college years working for a small business in his hometown of Annapolis, Maryland.

The COO oversees the SEC’s operational and administrative functions, and if you check out the Office of the Chief Operating Officer’s page on the agency’s website, you’ll get a sense for just how broad-ranging the COO’s responsibilities are.

– John Jenkins