SEC Investor Advisory Committee Gets New Members, Tees Up 'Best Interest' Debate

The new members, who will serve four-year terms, join 17 current committee members.

“The new members bring valuable experiences to the Investor Advisory Committee. I thank each of them for their willingness to serve, providing the Commission with important perspectives on behalf of investors,” said SEC Chairman Gary Gensler in a statement.

The newest members are:

• George Georgiev, associate professor of law, Emory Law School;
• R. Craig Knocke, principal, Turtle Creek Management;
• Amy C. McGarrity, chief investment officer/chief operating officer, Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association;
• Jennifer Schulp, director of financial regulation studies, Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives;
• Andrea Seidt, Ohio securities commissioner; and
• Alvin Velazquez, associate professor of law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law.