Kenisha Nicholson

Kenisha Nicholson serves as Special Counsel in the Office of Small Business Policy within the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission since September 2021. Previously, Kenisha was Senior Counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati from September 2018 to August 2021, focusing on corporate and securities law compliance for private and public companies, including mergers and acquisitions and venture capital financings. Prior experience includes working as Corporate Counsel at Accenture, where Kenisha advised on corporate governance and compliance matters, and an earlier role as Corporate Attorney at Wilson Sonsini. Kenisha holds a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School and a Master's Degree in Public Policy from Stanford University, alongside a Bachelor's Degree from Pomona College.