Osman Nawaz

Osman serves as a Senior Officer and National Unit Chief in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. As head of the agency’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit, Osman leads a team of lawyers, a dedicated data analyst, and industry experts located throughout the SEC’s nationwide offices and in its Washington, DC Headquarters. The unit focuses on complex and emerging issues, as well as the creation, sale, trading, rating, and valuation of complex products. CFIU’s work includes numerous first-in-kind actions and investigations across a wide spectrum of subject matter and involves registrants including investment advisers, broker-dealers, security-based swap dealers, rating agencies, and others. Prior to becoming Chief, Osman served as an Assistant Regional Director and Senior Counsel in the SEC’s New York Regional Office, where he is based as unit chief. Before joining the SEC, Osman was in private practice.