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The committee was established by the SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 ⊗ (PDF). Consistent with statutory requirements, committee members represent a diverse spectrum of leaders, investors, and advisors who work with early-stage private companies and smaller public companies, including minority- and women-owned small businesses.

The committee advises and consults with the Commission on rules, regulations, and policies as they relate to:

• Capital raising by emerging, privately held small businesses and publicly traded companies with less than $250 million in public market capitalization;
• Trading in the securities of emerging companies and smaller public companies; and
• Public reporting and corporate governance requirements of emerging companies and smaller public companies.

“The SEC’s decision-making benefits from a wide array of inputs, including perspectives of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee and its members,” said SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. “I look forward to working with the committee to continue upholding the SEC’s mandate to facilitate capital formation for companies of all sizes, while protecting investors across America.”

Members of the public interested in serving on the committee should promptly email a letter of interest to smallbusiness@sec.gov with applicable information about their relevant experience. The deadline for submissions is June 14, 2024.

Relevant experience may include:

• Representing emerging companies engaging in private and limited securities offerings or considering an initial public offering (IPO), professional advisors of such companies (including attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and financial advisors), and investors in such companies;
• Service as an officer or director of minority-owned small businesses or women-owned small businesses;
• Representing smaller public companies, the professional advisors of such companies (including attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and financial advisors), and the pre-IPO and post-IPO investors in such companies; and
• Representing participants in the marketplace for the securities of emerging companies and smaller public companies, such as securities exchanges, alternative trading systems, analysts, information processors, and transfer agents.

“Heather has been one of my most trusted advisers over the last three years,” said Chair Gensler. “She has provided sound counsel and managed a policy agenda that, together, have bolstered protections for the investing public and enhanced avenues for capital formation by issuers – with achievements ranging from money market fund reform to shortening the settlement cycle to enhancing corporate disclosure about material cyber events. I wish her the best of luck.”

“I thank Corey for taking on a new role leading policy work across our regulatory agenda,” Chair Gensler added. “Corey has developed strong relationships throughout the agency and has a proven ability to shepherd important rulemakings from development to adoption.”

Ms. Slavkin Corzo was one of Chair Gensler’s first appointments to his senior staff. She joined the SEC in April 2021 and led a team of policy experts who advise Chair Gensler on SEC rulemakings and other regulatory issues. She oversaw the proposal and adoption of nearly 40 rulemakings relating to market structure, issuer disclosure, fund oversight, and other areas critical to investor protection and capital formation. Before joining the SEC, Ms. Corzo was the Director of Capital Markets Policy at the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the Head of U.S. Policy at the Principles for Responsible Investment, and a Senior Fellow at Americans for Financial Reform. She also served as Director of the AFL-CIO’s Office of Investment and previously as its Senior Legal and Policy Advisor. Earlier in her career, she was Assistant Counsel at BISYS Fund Services. She received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and a B.S. in journalism from the University of Florida.

“During my past three years at the Commission, I have had the privilege of working with incredible colleagues and the extremely dedicated and talented staff of the SEC every day,” said Ms. Slavkin Corzo. “I am proud of all that the Commission has accomplished on behalf of American investors and look forward to continuing to observe, from the outside, the amazing work the Commission has ahead of it.”

Ms. Klemmer joined the SEC in July of 2021. Since then, she has supported the Chair in proposing and adopting rules implementing the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and outstanding Dodd-Frank mandates, as well as updating insider trading rules, beneficial ownership disclosures, and the regulation of special purpose acquisition companies. For the last two years, Ms. Klemmer has worked in a project management capacity across the policy agenda. Prior to joining the agency, she served as Director of Engagement for Domini Impact Investments LLC. Previously, she served as an analyst at the AFL-CIO Office of Investment. Ms. Klemmer graduated cum laude from Amherst College with a B.A. in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought and earned her J.D. from Tulane University Law School. Ms. Klemmer is a barred attorney in New York and is a CFA charter holder.

“It’s been a privilege to work with our exceptional team and the incredible staff of this agency over the last three years, and I look forward to continuing the important policy work together,” said Ms. Klemmer.

Ms. Diamantopoulos is a 30-year veteran of the SEC and has held leadership roles in both the Division of Enforcement and the Division of Examinations. Since April 2022, she has served as the Associate Director for the regional broker-dealer examination program supervising teams that examine broker-dealers, exchanges, transfer agents, municipal advisors, funding portals and security-based swap dealers.

“I am pleased that Tina will continue her longstanding service at the Commission in her new role as Chicago Regional Director,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler. “Tina’s wide-ranging experience in the Chicago office will be an asset to the agency’s work. I also would like to thank Kay Pyszka and Vanessa Horton for agreeing in December to serve as Acting Co-Directors of the office.”

As Director of the Chicago Regional Office, Ms. Diamantopoulos will lead a staff of more than 275 attorneys, accountants, investigators, securities compliance examiners, and other personnel involved in the performance of compliance examinations and the investigation and litigation of enforcement actions.

“Tina brings invaluable knowledge and perspective to this position from her deep experience across the SEC,” said Gurbir S. Grewal, Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. “We look forward to working with her to advance the Enforcement program in the Chicago Regional Office and across the Enforcement Division.”

“I am delighted that Chair Gensler named Tina as the Chicago Regional Director. She is a visionary leader whose dedication, expertise, and commitment has strengthened compliance and greatly enhanced protections for investors in the region,” said Richard R. Best, Director of the SEC’s Division of Examinations.

Ms. Diamantopoulos began working in the Enforcement Division in the Chicago office in 1994 and was promoted to Branch Chief in 1999. In 2004, she was selected to serve as a Senior Special Counsel in the Examinations Division, where she was responsible for advising the broker-dealer examination program, representing the Commission in dealings with the securities industry, state and federal officials and the public, and handling enforcement referrals. In 2010, she became the Counsel to the Regional Director, where she provided advice on legal, policy and operational issues,

“I am honored and excited to serve as the Director of the SEC’s Chicago Regional Office. I look forward to leading our incredibly talented team of Enforcement, Examinations, and Operations professionals who are unequivocally committed to protecting investors and ensuring compliance with the federal securities laws,” said Ms. Diamantopoulos. “Together, we will continue the important work of the Commission to increase compliance and protect investors now and into the future.”

Ms. Diamantopoulos earned her law degree from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and her bachelor’s degree from Marquette University.