Richard Best

Richard R. Best was named Regional Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Atlanta Regional Office in February 2018. He was previously the Regional Director of the Salt Lake Regional Office, serving from July 2015 to February 2018.

Before coming to the Commission, Mr. Best was a Chief Counsel in the Department of Enforcement of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Mr. Best was also a Director, Senior Trial Attorney and Trial Attorney at FINRA.

Mr. Best previously worked as an Assistant District Attorney in the Office of the Bronx County District Attorney. He was supervisor in the Office’s Rackets Bureau where he managed high profile public integrity and organized crime prosecutions, among other matters.

Mr. Best received his bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York, College at Old Westbury and a law degree from the Howard University School of Law.