A Washington, D.C. and New York-based attorney, Tracey L. McNeil served with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for 14 years. During her 8 years as ombudsman at the agency, Ms. McNeil engaged with investors and stakeholders, guided the efforts of senior attorneys and paralegals, developed an agile assessment framework that minimized operational and reputational risk, and was promoted to senior officer. Tracey McNeil’s most recent position as special counsel to the chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board involved high-level advisory and strategic oversight of matters arising from offices including the General Counsel, Ethics and Compliance, Internal Oversight and Performance Assurance, and International Affairs.

Tracey McNeil earned her JD at Fordham University School of Law in New York, where she served as a notes and articles editor of the Fordham Urban Law Journal and as chairperson of the Fordham Black Law Students Association. After law school, she worked as an associate in the Capital Markets Group at Shearman and Sterling. She then went in-house as a staff counsel for Travelers, where she guided complex negotiations spanning hundreds of no-fault arbitration hearings and appeals. In the mid 2000s, she served as counsel in the Legal Affairs Department at MetLife, where she advised on legal, regulatory, and marketing matters across the MetLife group legal plans, dental, and e-business lines. While at MetLife, Ms. McNeil also fostered new talent through co-chairing the MetLife Legal Affairs law student internship program.

Tracey McNeil subsequently relocated to Washington, D.C. where she worked as a senior associate in the Structured Finance and Securitization Group at Hunton & Williams, LLP. In her free time, she enjoys activities such as spending time with her family, hiking in the Northern Virginia area, and international travel.

Tracey L. McNeil