Rebekah Goshorn Jurata

Rebekah Goshorn Jurata serves as the General Counsel for the American Investment Council (AIC).  AIC, a leading trade association in the financial services industry, is an advocacy,…

Rebekah Goshorn Jurata serves as the General Counsel for the American Investment Council (AIC).  AIC, a leading trade association in the financial services industry, is an advocacy, communications, and research organization established to advance access to capital, job creation, retirement security, innovation, and economic growth by promoting responsible long-term investment.  In her capacity as General Counsel, Rebekah assists in developing the policy positions of its members and coordinates the responses to regulatory agencies rulemakings and actions that impact private equity and credit.  

Before joining the AIC, Rebekah served as a Board Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).  The PCAOB oversees the audits of public companies and registered brokers and dealers. As a Board Member, Rebekah assisted in the oversight and operations and actions of the agency, advised on all policy-related matters impacting the PCAOB’s statutory mandate and voted on enforcement actions and inspections of auditors. 

Prior to the PCAOB, she served in the White House as Special Assistant for Financial Policy at the National Economic Council where she worked on a wide array of financial services policy issues including the U.S. capital markets, banking, insurance, and consumer protection. Before receiving her appointment as a commissioned officer at the White House, Rebekah held a variety of senior roles in the Federal Government including serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Financial Markets at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Senior Securities Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, and Counsel to Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  Rebekah has also spent time in the private sector where she worked as a Senior Associate in the Washington, D.C. office of an international law firm.

A California native, she earned a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law and a Master of International Affairs with a concentration in International Management from the University of California, San Diego.  Rebekah earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Management Science Economics, and Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science also at the University of California, San Diego.