Office of Interactive Disclosure,The US Securities and Exchange Commission
The US Securities and Exchange Commission appointed David Blaszkowsky in October to start and lead the new Office of Interactive Disclosure, with responsibilities that include the development of strategies for and implementation of XBRL and other electronic disclosure opportunities. David joined the SEC after a private sector career in consulting and financial information, most recently as a director leading several equity research and analytic information businesses for Standard & Poor’s in NY.
Before that, David was the Director of Strategic Planning and Development for McGraw-Hill’s Construction Information Group (where he also worked on an early industry-specific XML standard), and held financial planning and reengineering roles at Fidelity Investments in Boston. David’s earlier career was in management consulting, at McKinsey & Company, as well as at Price Waterhouse and Gemini Consulting.
David trained in economics at the University of Chicago, receiving a BA, and earned his MBA in finance and marketing at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. David lives, with his wife and 2 daughters, in Boston.
