Andrew Dean

Andrew Dean is the 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 is based in the New York Regional Office and oversees a staff of attorneys and industry experts. Prior to becoming Co-Chief, Mr. Dean served as an Assistant Director in the Unit, and prior to that worked on numerous complex investigations, including an industry-wide fraud investigation leading to settlements with fifteen financial institutions. Before joining the SEC in 2012, 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.