Sanjay Wadhwa Appointed Deputy Director of SEC’s Division of Enforcement
- He will work closely with former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, who recently took over as director.
Sanjay Wadhwa has been appointed as deputy director of the Division of Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to an Aug. 18 announcement. His new role is effective immediately. Wadhwa most recently served as the senior associate director of the Division of Enforcement in the New York Regional Office (NYRO), where he managed more than 150 personnel in enforcing federal securities laws.
He will work closely with former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, who recently took over as director of the Division of Enforcement. “Sanjay brings a tenacious approach to our work, and he is passionate about protecting American investors,” said Grewal, in a SEC press release. “I am eager to work closely with him in his new role.”
Wadhwa joined the SEC as a staff attorney in 2003. As co-head of Enforcement in the SEC’s New York office, he was responsible for the day-to-day functions of that office’s enforcement program. He also previously served in additional roles in the Enforcement Division, including Deputy Chief of the Market Abuse Unit and Assistant Director in NYRO.
“It has been an honor to serve alongside the SEC’s esteemed Enforcement staff for the past 18 years,” Wadhwa said in the press release. “I look forward to working with Gurbir and the entire Enforcement Division to oversee investigations and litigation matters to help protect investors and promote integrity in the marketplace by holding wrongdoers accountable.”
Before joining the SEC in 2003, Wadhwa served as a tax associate at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. He has a B.B.A. from Florida Atlantic University, a J.D. from South Texas College of Law Houston, and an LL.M. in taxation from New York University School of Law.