The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday that Daniel M. Gallagher has been sworn into office as an SEC commissioner and begun his tenure.
Gallagher was administered the oath of federal office on Friday evening by U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz, and officially assumed his new role at the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday.
Appointed by President Barack Obama on Oct. 24,Gallagher returns to the agency where he worked for four years as a counsel to prior commissioners and as deputy director of the Division of Trading and Markets.
“I’m looking forward to working together with Dan on the complex issues facing our markets,” said SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro, in a statement.