Mary Schapiro has been sworn in as the 29th Chairman of the SEC and is the first woman to serve as the agency’s permanent Chairman.
Previously, Schapiro was CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a non governmental regulator.
Im honored and grateful to be entrusted with leading this agency during such an important time when the SEC must effusively be the investors advocate. Working with my fellow Commissioners and the agencys talented staff, we will be committed to reinvigorating a financial regulatory system that must protect investors and vigorously enforce the rules. We will work to deepen the SECs commitment to transparency, accountability, and disclosure while always keeping the needs and concerns of investors front and center, says Schapiro.
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