Luis A. Aguilar has been sworn in today for his second term as an SEC Commissioner.   In addition to serving as the primary sponsor of the first SEC Investor Advisory Committee, Commissioner Aguilar serves as the Commission’s liaison to the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and the Council of Securities Regulators of the Americas (COSRA). To commemorate the start of his second term, a ceremony with agency staff took place this morning at the SEC’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The event was officiated by U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey. Aguilar began his first term as a SEC Commissioner on July 31, 2008. He was appointed by President Barack Obama to a new term on Oct. 24, 2011. Commissioner Aguilar began his legal career as a staff attorney in the SEC’s Atlanta Regional Office during his previous tenure at the SEC from April 1979 to January 1982. Prior to his appointment as a Commissioner in 2008, Aguilar worked as a partner in the Atlanta office of international law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP as well as the general counsel, executive vice president, and corporate secretary of INVESCO.  [sec 12/8/11]