On July 22, the SEC
announced that Richard Best, the Director of the Division of Examinations, will take a leave of absence for previously disclosed health reasons, and the deputy director, Keith E. Cassidy, will become the interim Acting Director. Cassidy will continue to serve as the National Associate Director of the Division’s Technology Controls Program for the SEC and oversees the SEC’s CyberWatch program and the Cybersecurity Program Office. Cassidy is also an infantry officer in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Previously, Cassidy has served as the director of the SEC’s Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs and as Chief of Staff and Counsel at the DOJ’s Office of Legislative Affairs. He also previously served as a legislative assistant in the U.S. Senate.
