Steven D. Laughton

Steven D. Laughton was appointed as a Board Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board by the Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2026 and sworn in on February 10, 2026. His current term expires on October 24, 2026.

Prior to his swearing in as a Board Member, Board Member Laughton served as Board Counsel to former Board Member Christina Ho, advising her on all matters that came before the Board.

Before joining the PCAOB in 2022, Board Member Laughton spent more than 30 years with the U.S. Department of the Treasury. His roles at the Treasury Department included Senior Counsel to the General Counsel, where he helped establish the Paycheck Protection Program, and Assistant General Counsel, where he supervised more than 50 attorneys and staff and advised on a wide range of matters, including housing finance reform, financial markets, Dodd-Frank, banking law, fiscal matters, securities law, disclosure, privacy, and advisory committees.

Board Member Laughton holds a B.A. cum laude in political science and French from Tufts University and a J.D. cum laude from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.