ANNOUNCEMENT
The SEC Historical Society is pleased to announce its Board of Advisors Class of 2027
The Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society is pleased to announce the 2027 Class of its Board of Advisors. The Advisors are volunteer leaders committed to preserving and sharing the history of financial regulation. Advisors will serve a three-year term ending in December 2027.

Class of 2027
- John Amberg, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, Northern Trust Corporation
- William R. Baker III, Retired, Latham & Watkins
- Brian V. Breheny, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Joseph K. Brenner, Senior Counsel, WilmerHale
- James R. Burns, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb
- Gary A. Carleton, Principal, Carleton Law PLLC
- Jina Choi, Chief, Corporate and Securities Fraud Section, U.S. Attorneys Office for the Northern District of California
- Stephen L. Cohen, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
- Rebecca Fike, Partner, Vinson & Elkins
- Merri Jo Gillette , Retired Principal, Deputy General Counsel of The Jones Financial Companies, L.L.L.P.
- Gurbir S. Grewal, Partner, Milbank
- Thomas S. Harman, Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Daniel J. Hayes, Partner, Venable LLP
- Kristen A. Hutchens, Adjunct Associate Professor, American University Washington College of Law
- Stuart J. Kaswell, Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law
- Ann C. Kim, Partner, Hogan Lovells
- Susan G. Markel, Partner & Managing Director, AlixPartners
- James McKinney, Associate Area Chair, Clinical Professor, University of Maryland
- Annette L. Nazareth, Senior Counsel, Davis Polk
- Fiona Philip, Principal and Associate General Counsel, KPMG LLP
- Jacob Hale Russell , Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School
- Matthew C. Solomon , Partner, Cleary Gottlieb
- Barbara A. Stettner , Partner, A&O Shearman LLP
- David J. Thelander, COO & CFO, Panelope
- James F. Tierney, Assistant Professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Jennifer Zepralka, Partner, Mayer Brown
The Class of 2027 Advisors will work to advance the mission of the SEC Historical Society alongside the Class of 2025 and 2026.
For media inquiries or questions about the announcement, contact Executive Director Kathleen Graham at k.graham@sechistorical.org.