Pete Driscoll - Oral History

Peter Driscoll served at the SEC for over 20 years. He first joined the Commission as a summer legal intern in the Chicago Regional Office in 2000 and rejoined the agency in 2001 as a staff attorney in the Division of Enforcement. He was later a Branch Chief and Assistant Regional Director in the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE’s) Investment Adviser and Investment Company examination program. Mr. Driscoll was named as OCIE’s first Chief Risk and Strategy Officer in March 2016 after previously serving as OCIE’s Managing Executive from February 2013 through February 2016. In October 2017, he was named Director of the agency’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). Mr. Driscoll had served as OCIE’s Acting Director since January 2017. In August 2021, he left the SEC to return to the private sector. Mr. Driscoll began his career with Ernst and Young LLP and held several accounting positions in private industry. He earned a B.S. in Accounting as well as a J.D. from St. Louis University. He is licensed as a certified public accountant and is a member of the Missouri Bar Association.
Recorded: March 15, 2023
Moderator: Kenneth Durr