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Pre-SEC
Stephanie Avakian was born in Vineland, New Jersey who then studied Law in The College of New Jersey for her bachelor's degree and at Temple University for her master's degree in 1995. She started her career in Law in SEC as a Chief of Enforcement in New York. She decided to leave the SEC and moved to partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP but then moved back to SEC when she was offered to be the Deputy Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. At her provate practice, she worked on the financial crisis, helping financial institutions and private clients that helped her bring back skills to lead in the SEC.

2020
Under Avakian, trading was suspended when questions arose about integrity and adequacy of information in the marketplace by which there were six COVID-related actions were a fraud. Avakian continued to emphasize safeguarding information, privacy of information, and abuse of the markets being volatile. Moreover, she was in charge of the Coronavirus Steering Committee where she took care of COVID-19 misconducts in the market. Avakian, under pressure of the pandemic, continued her leadership role virtually, working on keeping American Investors safe throughout the pandemic. By the end of 2020, Stephanie Avakian ended her tenure.

Relationships and Family
Stephanie Avakian married Howard Heiss on October 26, 2002 in Manhattan a year after they met at a business meeting in Manhattan in August 2001.