Another SEC Commissioner to Leave Office

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox pointed out that Atkins has served under five SEC chairmen. Atkins previously served on the commission in a staff capacity from 1990 to 1994, rising to chief of staff and counselor. Atkins is the third commissioner to leave in under a year, following the departures of Roel Campos in September 2007 and Annette Nazareth in January 2008. Kathleen Casey is the only other serving commissioner besides Atkins.