To fill the position of director of its new Office of Risk Management, the
Reporting directly to Chairman William Donaldson, Fishkin will oversee risk management all across the agency. The 44-year-old comes to the SEC from
"It is a special honor to join the SEC at this important point in the agency's history," Fishkin said. "There is a tremendous amount of intellectual capital at the Commission and I look forward to working with these talented and dedicated professionals."
Donaldson said Fishkins qualifications stemmed from his "skills and expertise in the field of risk management" and his "first-hand knowledge and keen understanding of the capital markets."