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DAVID BARTELS is Deputy Chief Counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management. Mr. Bartels has served in a number of other capacities since joining the Division in 2010, most recently as Senior Policy Advisor to Director Dalia Blass. He started in the Investment Adviser Regulation Office, where he worked on rulemaking, and was subsequently Branch Chief in the Exemptive Applications and Chief Counsel’s Offices from 2011-2016, focusing on exchange-traded funds, business development companies, funds of funds and affiliated transactions. Mr. Bartels also served as counsel to Commissioner Kara M. Stein, advising on a wide range of matters under the federal securities laws. Prior to joining the Division, Mr. Bartels worked in the corporate practice at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Mr. Bartels received his law degree from Yale Law School and his bachelor’s degree from SUNY Buffalo.