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J. David Fielder, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
David Fielder is the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Mr. Fielder supervises the OIG’s Office of Investigations, which responds to and investigates alleged violations of statutes, rules and regulations, and other misconduct by SEC staff and contractors.
Prior to becoming Assistant Inspector General, Mr. Fielder was a partner at the law firm of Haynes and Boone LLP where he represented individuals and companies involved in SEC investigations and examinations. Mr. Fielder joined Haynes and Boone after working at the SEC for ten years as a Branch Chief in the Division of Enforcement, Advisor to the Director of Investment Management, and Counsel to the Chairman.
Mr. Fielder is a 1987 graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Fielder also received a Master of Science degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1989 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan in 1992.
