Joshua T. White became chief economist and director of the division of economic and risk analysis at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in January 2026.

Prior to becoming SEC chief economist, White was the acting chief economist at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Before joining the PCAOB, White was assistant professor of finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He also previously worked as an assistant professor of finance at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia and as a financial economist at the SEC.

White has published extensively on issues related to corporate finance and corporate governance. He holds a bachelor of science, master of business administration, and doctorate in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he is a past recipient of the Outstanding PhD Alumnus Award.