Nigel James is an Associate Chief Accountant in the Office of the Chief Accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He joined the SEC staff in July 2010. His responsibilities include working with securities regulators around the world on the development of international financial and sustainability reporting standards, auditing standards and other initiatives to promote investor protection and confidence in global capital markets. He was appointed as the Vice Chair of IOSCO's Committee on Accounting, Audit and Disclosure (Committee 1) for a two-year term through October 2020. He has represented the SEC on the IFRS Advisory Council and has also been an IOSCO representative on the Consultative Advisory Groups (CAGs) of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA).

Prior to joining the SEC, Nigel worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers for 14 years, both as an auditor and in the firm's U.S. National Independence Office.

Nigel earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Charleston Southern University and a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Virginia. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Maryland, U.S.