Arthur Levitt

Arthur Levitt
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
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byRichard C. Breeden
Succeeded byHarvey Pitt
Personal details
Born
Arthur Levitt Jr.

(1931-02-03) February 3, 1931 (age 93)
Brooklyn, New York
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMarylin Blauner
RelationsArthur Levitt Sr. (father)
Alma materWilliams College (B.A.)

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.[1] Levitt previously served as a policy advisor to Goldman Sachs[2] and is a Director of Bloomberg LP, parent of Bloomberg News.[3]

  1. ^ The Carlyle Group : Levitt, Arthur Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Moore, Michael J. (30 October 2014). "Arthur Levitt to Leave Policy Advisory Role at Goldman". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ Levitt, Arthur (October 29, 2009). "Taxpayers Fleeced When Leaders Tap Muni Market: Arthur Levitt". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved August 10, 2013.