Gene Gohlke - Oral History

Gene Gohlke retired as Associate Director for the Examinations in the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE, now the Division of Examinations) in April 2011 after more than 35 years of public service at the SEC. Dr. Gohlke joined the agency in 1975 as a staff accountant in the Division of Investment Management, which operated the investment adviser examination program prior to the creation of OCIE in 1995. Dr. Gohlke went on to hold the positions of Examination Program Coordinator, Chief Financial Analyst, and Assistant Director in the Division before becoming Associate Director for the examination program in 1986. He moved to an Associate Director position in OCIE when it assumed responsibility for the examination program. Dr. Gohlke served under 10 SEC chairmen during his tenure at the agency and as Acting Director of the Division of Investment Management in 1990. Prior to joining the SEC staff, Dr. Gohlke was an officer in the U.S. Army for two years and worked as a financial management consultant for the U.S. Agency for International Development for four years. Dr. Gohlke graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1968 with a Ph.D. in business administration. He also has an MBA degree from Wisconsin and is a certified public accountant.
Recorded: November 21, 2022
Moderator: Dr. Kenneth Durr