The SEC has appointed Kevin Muhlendorf as the new Inspector General

2025-06-24 09:26:09

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ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Kevin Muhlendorf will officially become the agency's new Inspector General on July 28.

Muhlendorf has served as an attorney at the SEC and the Department of Justice, and for the past nine years, he has been a partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm Wiley Rein LLP, focusing on representing individuals and entities in white-collar crime defense and government investigations in criminal and civil securities enforcement cases. Acting Inspector General Katherine Reilly will return to her role as Deputy Inspector General.

During his time in private practice, Muhlendorf frequently conducted sensitive internal investigations and provided compliance consulting to clients. From 2023 to 2024, he was assigned to Wiley Rein as the Acting Inspector General for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), leading a team of over thirty auditors and special investigators to conduct investigations and publish financial and performance audit reports. He also designed and implemented a whistleblower reward pilot program.

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