David Blaszkowsky is the first Director of the Office of Interactive Disclosure at the Securities and Exchange Commission, named to the position by SEC Chairman Christopher Cox in October 2007. In the position, Blaszkowsky will be reponsible for leading the SEC's transformation to interactive financial reporting by public companies. Specifically, he will coordinate the agency-wide disclosure modernization program, and will work with investor groups, analysts, journalists, and preparers of financial statements as well as other key public and private sector stakeholders in the United States and around the world to advance the use of interactive data in financial reporting.
Prior to joining the SEC, Blaszkowsky spent 11 years at McGraw-Hill, including seven years with the firm’s Standard & Poor’s division. At S&P, he served as Director of Global Market Development for Institutional Market Services, and as Senior Director in Equity Research Services, where he led S&P’s Corporate Markets and Investor Relations Services businesses.
Previously, Blaszkowsky was Manager of Finance and Planning for Fidelity Investments, and was a Senior Business Analyst for McKinsey & Company. He also served as a senior consultant and manager for the Price Waterhouse Strategic Consulting Group and Gemini Consulting.
Blaszkowsky holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. He is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute and the Canadian Investor Relations Institute, and has presented to professional organizations and government regulators on many occasions in the U.S. and overseas.
