Melissa Hodgman

Melissa R. Hodgman is an Associate Director in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  She joined the Commission in 2008, became Senior Counsel in 2009, joined the newly formed Market Abuse Unit in 2010, was promoted to Assistant Director in 2012, and to Associate Director in 2016.  Melissa served as the Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from January 2021 until July 2021.  She was an Associate at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.  She obtained a BSFS in 1990, a JD Magna cum Laude in 1994, and an LLM in Securities with Distinction in 2007 from Georgetown University.