Richard E. Dominguez

Richard E. Dominguez is a Special Counsel of the Office of the Ombudsman in the Office of the Investor Advocate. In this role, he is responsible for evaluating the potential effects of proposed SEC and SRO rules on retail investors, acting as a confidential liaison between retail investors and the Commission, and addressing retail investor inquiries and complaints about the SEC and the SROs it oversees.

Prior to joining the Office, Mr. Dominguez served in several other SEC Offices or Divisions, including the Division of Enforcement and the Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity. Before joining the SEC, he was an attorney at the New York Stock Exchange’s Division of Enforcement and was formerly an Assistant United States Attorney in Washington, DC.

A first-generation professional, Mr. Dominguez received his law degree from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly U.C. Hastings College of the Law), and his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz.