Carrie O'Brien

Carrie O'Brien is an experienced professional currently serving as Assistant Director in the Division of Examinations at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a position held since August 2007. O'Brien has also worked as Senior Special Counsel in the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, focusing on Commission rulemakings and examiner inquiries. Prior roles include Special Counsel in the Division of Trading and Markets, where responsibilities included analyzing regulations for broker-dealers. Prior to joining the SEC, O'Brien was an Associate at Arnold & Porter, specializing in financial institutions regulatory law. O'Brien earned a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Arts in Marine Affairs and Political Science from the University of Rhode Island.