Donald J. Nicolaisen.

• Position: United States. Securities and Exchange Commission chief accountant - Brief article

Donald J. Nicolaisen served as the chief accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2003-2005. Prior to joining the SEC, Mr. Nicolaisen served as senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he was a member of the board, chaired the partner affairs committee, led the financial services practice and served as the engagement and global relationship partner for several of the firm's largest clients. He began his career at the firm's predecessor, PriceWaterhouse (PW) in 1967, after receiving his Bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin.

Mr. Nicolaisen was also selected by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to serve as co-chair of the Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession. This Advisory Committee was established to make recommendations to encourage a more sustainable auditing profession, and issued its...