The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Jane Norberg as Deputy Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower, which oversees the agency's whistleblower program.
Staff in the Office of the Whistleblower helps ensure that whistleblower complaints are handled appropriately, and recommends to the Commission whether an individual is eligible for an award.
Norberg comes to the SEC after 14 years of experience at her own law firm and at Shearman & Sterling. In these capacities, Norberg advised major public corporations regarding executive compensation disclosure, corporate governance issues and other securities laws matters. She also negotiated and drafted severance arrangements for senior executive officers and provided guidance regarding non-competition and non-solicitation covenants.
Prior to her private law experience, Norberg served as a special agent for the U.S. Secret Service, where she worked with confidential informants in planning, organizing, and conducting investigations of federal crimes including telecommunications and bank fraud, counterfeiting of U.S. currency, and forgery of federal checks and bonds.