Samim Ghamami is currently an economist at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA), where he has been working with the SEC Chair and leadership team on the reform of the US Treasury market and several other capital market initiatives and rules. Ghamami is a recipient of the SEC Chair’s Award for Excellence because of his work on Treasury market reforms. The Chair’s Award recognizes individuals who have displayed exceptional commitment to excellence and produced exceptional improvements in the SEC’s programs or management.