OMS advises the Commission on policy matters relating to the municipal securities market, is responsible for policy development, coordination and implementation of Commission initiatives to improve the municipal securities market, and provides technical assistance to the Division of Enforcement and the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations. OMS also coordinates with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board on rulemaking and enforcement actions and oversees MSRB rulemaking and the SEC’s municipal advisor registration program. Prior to joining the SEC in 2016, Mr. Wendell worked as a public finance attorney for over 15 years at McCarter & English, LLP and Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP. Mr. Wendell received a B.A. in political science and economics from Northwestern University, and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.