SEAN ROONEY

Director of Enforcement, Securities Enforcement Division
Hawai‘i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

 

Sean Rooney has served as Director of Enforcement for the Securities Enforcement Division of the Hawai‘i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs since September 2026. He oversees securities investigations and enforcement matters, directs attorneys and investigators, and leads staff development and training.

 

From April 1998 through September 2026, Sean served in the Enforcement Division of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and its predecessor agencies, including the Department of Corporations. He began as a Corporations Counsel and developed a specialty in securities enforcement, particularly the application of state securities laws in criminal investigations and prosecutions. During his California service, he co-counseled numerous criminal prosecutions with the

Attorney General’s Office and county district attorneys’ offices throughout the state. He also provided securities law training to law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and other regulators.

 

Sean served as Assistant Chief Counsel from May 2013 through September 2026, supervising enforcement attorneys and staff in the Los Angeles and San Diego offices. His responsibilities included directing complex investigations and administrative, civil, and criminal enforcement matters involving securities and other financial services laws.

Sean serves as Vice Chairman of the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and has served on its Board of Directors since 2006. NW3C provides training and investigative support to law enforcement, prosecutorial, and regulatory agencies in financial and high-tech crime investigations and prosecutions.

 

Since 2009, Sean has served as a volunteer member of the John R. Wooden Award Steering Committee of the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Since 2025, Sean has served as Treasurer of the John R. Wooden Award Foundation. The committee and foundation support the annual selection of the nation’s most outstanding men’s and women’s NCAA Division I college basketball players.