Heather Ayers

Heather Ayers, Publisher | 202-908-6194 | heather.ayers@pei.group Heather has been the publisher of Regulatory Compliance Watch since 2008. She has won several national journalism awards, including for investigative reporting. In 2018, Ayers won two awards - a second place award for Best Spot News for a story reporting Form ADV developments ahead of the SEC (IA Watch, July 6, 2017), and a third place award for Best Investigative Reporting for a series on an adviser that initially fought SEC charges (IA Watch, July 27, 2017). She has worked at newspapers, in television news and in healthcare journalism. Heather hails from New Jersey, earned her master's degree from Northwestern University and enjoys playing guitar, working out and traveling.