Troy Paredes, a former Commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission, has joined PwC U.S. as a senior strategy & policy adviser in the firm's financial services regulatory practice.

He will advise client boards of directors and senior executives with regard to business strategy, governance, risk management, and other areas.  

Paredes was an SEC Commissioner from August 2008 until August 2013. He served throughout the financial crisis and during Dodd-Frank's implementation.

Before becoming an SEC Commissioner, Paredes was a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis and a professor of business at Washington University's Olin Business School (by courtesy). Previously, he was a corporate lawyer at several law firms, including O'Melveny & Myers, Steptoe & Johnson, and Irell & Manella.