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 and as a commissioner from July 2019 to July 2022. 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]
Allison Lee | |
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| Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| In office July 8, 2019 – July 15, 2022 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Kara Stein |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Lizárraga |
| 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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