There’s actually a lot of non-attorney’s
at the Commission. They’re accountants,
they’re examiners, they’re economists,
they’re market surveillance specialist,
they’re IT Specialists; and I think, despite
the image that the agency has of being, you
know, largely attorney driven, the opportunities
for non-attorneys, I think, is really growing
and has been growing at the commission as they recognize other skill sets  
and the importance of other skill sets
The SEC mission, in large part, is to protect investors;
and we collect a lot of the intelligence -- the complaints, the tips that we get from the public, Whistleblowers
who come in and want to give us inside information,
and that really helps us enforce securities
laws. We’re using more innovative techniques
to identify potential securities laws; we’re
doing analytics; we’re really getting, you
know, high tech solutions in; we’re getting
high quality market participants in so that
we get -- really understand and get the knowledge
that -- you know, that’s out in the market.
And so I think we are, you know, really innovating
in how we identify and go after securities
fraud.
I think working at the SEC is a terrific career
path. It’s an energetic place, people really
believe in the mission that -- you know, of
the commission, and it’s a collegial group.
It’s small enough to feel like you’re
part of a community, but large enough that
you can find your niche, I think. I think
the best thing about working at the agency
is really the passion that everyone has for
protecting investors, and everybody’s here
for a reason. The U.S. financial markets are
top among the world and there's a reason for
that and the SEC is a big part of that reason.
