

He has played a leadership role in strengthening coordination and collaboration among securities and banking regulators nationally and internationally. di Florio led a comprehensive restructuring of the National Exam Program to strengthen the program’s strategy, structure, expertise, processes, and technology. In addition to promoting compliance, monitoring risk, and informing policy, SEC exams also help prevent fraud and facilitate enforcement actions against insider trading, market manipulation, Ponzi schemes, abusive sales practices, conflicts of interest, and other violations of the federal securities laws. SEC examiners conduct risk-targeted exams of regulated entities including broker-dealers, investment advisers, clearing agencies, transfer agents and self-regulatory organizations. The National Exam Program’s mission is to protect investors, ensure market integrity and promote capital formation by promoting compliance, preventing fraud, monitoring risk and informing policy. di Florio was appointed Director of the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) in January 2010 and took the helm of the National Exam Program, which is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of more than 900 staff in 12 offices across the country. I would like to express my appreciation to my colleagues across the agency for their outstanding teamwork and collaboration, and I appreciate the leadership and support of the various chairmen and commissioners under whom I have served.” di Florio said, “It has been a great honor and privilege to serve alongside such a talented and dedicated team of exam professionals, who work tirelessly to protect the investing public and our markets by monitoring risk, promoting compliance, preventing fraud, and informing policy as the eyes and ears of the SEC in the field. Carlo also has shown tremendous leadership in strengthening partnership and coordination among regulators nationally and internationally.” “Under his leadership, the program recruited experts, implemented risk and quantitative analytics units, deployed new technology and strengthened industry risk governance practices. “Carlo has been an outstanding leader of the National Exam Program and has made a lasting impact on the SEC by working with his team to comprehensively strengthen the agency’s examination program,” said Mary Jo White, Chair of the SEC. di Florio will depart next month to lead a new division of risk and strategy at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

di Florio will leave the agency after leading its National Exam Program for more than three years. The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) today announced that Carlo V. Commission Announcements National Exam Program Director Carlo V.
