Andrew Dean

Andrew Dean is Co-Chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s Asset Management Unit, a national specialized unit that focuses on misconduct by investment advisers, investment companies, and private funds. Mr. Dean, who is based in the New York Regional Office, joined the SEC as an Enforcement staff attorney in 2012 and became an Assistant Director in 2020. Prior to becoming an Assistant Director, Mr. Dean served as counsel to the New York Regional Director and worked on numerous complex investigations, including an industry-wide fraud investigation leading to settlements with fifteen financial institutions. Before joining the SEC, Mr. Dean practiced law at Wiggin and Dana LLP from 2007-2012 and at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP from 2002 to 2007. Mr. Dean also served as a law clerk to Judge Leonard B. Sand in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School and B.A. from Fordham University.

General Session - Keynote Panel: Regulatory Enforcement Priorities (OPEN)