Robert L.D. Colby
Deputy Director Division of Trading and Markets
Securities and Exchange Commission
As Deputy Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Market Regulation, Robert L.D. Colby shares responsibility for the regulation and oversight of securities firms, clearing organizations, and the United States securities markets.
Mr. Colby was named Deputy Director in September 1993. Previously, Mr. Colby was Chief Counsel of the Division and Branch Chief of the Division’s Office of Market Structure.
Mr. Colby received his law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1981. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Bowdoin College in 1977. He has authored articles on the national market system, broker-dealer regulation, and other subjects, and has served as an Adjunct Professor with the Georgetown University Law Center.