Arthur Levitt
Arthur Levitt Jr. (born February 3, 1931) is the former Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He served from 1993 to 2001 as the twenty-fifth and longest-serving chairman of the commission. Widely hailed as a champion of the individual investor, he has been criticized for not pushing for tougher accounting rules. Since May 2001 he has been employed as a senior adviser at the Carlyle Group. Levitt previously served as a policy advisor to Goldman Sachs and is a Director of Bloomberg LP, parent of Bloomberg News.
Arthur Levitt | |
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Arthur Levitt at Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2012 | |
| 25th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| In office July 27, 1993 – February 9, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Richard C. Breeden |
| Succeeded by | Harvey Pitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Levitt Jr. February 3, 1931 Brooklyn, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Marylin Blauner |
| Relations | Arthur Levitt Sr. (father) |
| Alma mater | Williams College (B.A.) |
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