SEC Gets a New Leader for Unit That Reviews SPACs, Climate Rules
- Renee Jones becomes first Black woman to head major SEC unit
- Gensler also taps John Coates to be SEC general counsel
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler’s leadership team is taking shape with law professor Renee Jones being tapped to run the unit that reviews blank-check companies and will work on rules for corporations’ climate disclosures.
Jones, who taught courses at Boston College Law School, will head the SEC’s division of corporation finance, according to a Monday statement. Her appointment is a departure from the agency’s typical practice of naming a corporate lawyer to run the unit, which examines filings for initial public offerings and SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies. Jones is also the first Black woman to lead one of the SEC’s four major divisions.