Elisse B. Walter
| Elisse B. Walter | |
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| 30th Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
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In office December 14, 2012 – April 10, 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Mary Schapiro |
| Succeeded by | Mary Jo White |
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| Born |
April 14, 1950 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education |
Yale 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. 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. 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.White was confirmed by the Senate on April 8, 2013, and was sworn into office on April 10, 2013.
Walter was born in New York City. She attended Pembroke College at Brown University in 1967 and graduated from Yale University with a B.A., cum laude, in mathematics. She received her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. She graduated from Herricks High School in New Hyde Park, Long Island, NY.
Walter is a member of the Board of Directors of Occidental Petroleum Corporation and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). She also serves as a member of the Board of Governors of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), as well as a members of the Boards of Directors of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and the National Women's Law Center.
Walter held a Democratic seat on the Commission, succeeding Annette Nazareth, who left the SEC in January 2008 to work in private practice. Walter was recommended for the Commissioner position by Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) in 2007, along with fellow Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar. Her term on the Commission ended June 5, 2012 but she continued to serve until August 9, 2013.
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