Paredes Strategies LLC Information

Given Paredes' extensive government, private sector, and academic experience, Paredes Strategies LLC serves as an independent compliance consultant/corporate monitor. Before becoming an SEC Commissioner, Paredes was a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis and a professor of business (by courtesy) at Washington University's Olin Business School, joining the faculty after having worked as a corporate lawyer. He also has been a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at NYU School of Law, a Distinguished Policy Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, and a visiting professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center and UCLA School of Law. Paredes is the author of numerous academic articles on financial regulation, corporate governance, innovation, behavioral economics, and administrative agencies. And he is a co-author (beginning with the 4th edition) of a multi-volume securities regulation treatise with Louis Loss and Joel Seligman entitled Securities Regulation. In addition to his writing, Paredes co-hosts a podcast on fintech called "Appetite for Disruption." Paredes is co-chair of the advisory council at PJT Camberview, a member of the board of advisors at StreetShares, a member of the board of advisors at Templum, and a member of the advisory board at Beam Solutions. He also is an external director on the U.S. board of partners and principals at PwC. He served on the board of directors at Electronifie from 2015-2017 and at NAVEX Global from 2017-2018. Paredes holds a bachelor's degree in economics from UC Berkeley and earned his law degree from Yale Law School.