Tom Smith is an Associate Regional Director in the SEC’s Enforcement Division, where he oversees the SEC’s enforcement program in New York. Prior to becoming an Associate Director in 2022, Tom served for eight years as an Assistant Regional Director in Enforcement. He began his career at the SEC in 2004 and has also served as a member of the SEC’s Market Abuse Unit, and as a senior counsel. Tom received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1998 and received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1988. After college, Tom served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy’s submarine force.