Allison Lee
Allison Herren Lee is an American lawyer who served as the acting chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from January to April 2021. Before being appointed as a commissioner, Lee served in various roles at the SEC for over a decade, including counsel to Commissioner Kara Stein, and as Senior Counsel in the Division of Enforcement’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit. She also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney and was a member of the American Bar Association’s former Committee on Public Company Disclosure.[1] Lee was confirmed by the United States Senate in June 2019 to fill a Democratic vacancy on the SEC.[2]
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Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
Assumed office July 8, 2019 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Kara Stein |
Acting Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
In office January 21, 2021 – April 17, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Elad L. Roisman (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Gary Gensler |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Colorado, Boulder (BA) University of Denver (JD) |
References
- "SEC.gov | Allison Herren Lee". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- June 21, Melanie Waddell |; AM, 2019 at 09:42. "Senate Confirms Lee as SEC Commissioner". ThinkAdvisor. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
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