Elisse B. Walter

Elisse B. Walter
30th Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission
In office
December 14, 2012 – April 10, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byMary Schapiro
Succeeded byMary Jo White
Personal details
Born (1950-04-14) April 14, 1950 (age 74)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Elisse B. Walter (born April 14, 1950) was the 30th Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from December 14, 2012 – April 10, 2013. She was appointed chair by President Barack Obama on November 26, 2012, and sworn in on December 14, 2012.[1] She was originally appointed as one of five SEC Commissioners by President George W. Bush and sworn in on July 9, 2008. Under designation by President Obama, she later served as Acting Chair during January 2009.[2][3] She served as a Commissioner of the SEC until August 9, 2013.

On January 24, 2013, President Obama nominated Mary Jo White to be Walter's successor as chair.[4] White was confirmed by the Senate on April 8, 2013,[5] and was sworn into office on April 10, 2013.[6]

  1. ^ National Association of State Boards of Accountancy "New SEC Appointments", January 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  2. ^ SEC Biography. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  3. ^ "Concise Directory:Commissioners". SEC webpage section. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  4. ^ Hallman, Ben (January 24, 2013). "Mary Jo White, Obama Pick to Head SEC". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Senate confirms White to head SEC". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  6. ^ ElBoghdady, Dina (April 8, 2013). "Mary Jo White confirmed as SEC chief". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 April 2013.