Arthur Levitt | |
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25th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
In office July 1993 – February 9, 2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Richard C. Breeden |
Succeeded by | Harvey Pitt |
Personal details | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | February 3, 1931
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Marylin Blauner |
Alma mater | Williams College (B.A.) |
Arthur Levitt Jr. (born February 3, 1931) is an American journalist and politician. He was the twenty-fifth and longest-serving Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 1993 to 2001. 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]