| Roel Campos | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission | |
In office August 22, 2002 – September 18, 2007 | |
| Nominated by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Isaac C. Hunt, Jr.[1] |
| Succeeded by | Luis A. Aguilar[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 75–76) Harlingen, Texas |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mini Villarreal |
| Alma mater | United States Air Force Academy (BS) University of California, Los Angeles (MBA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America
|
| Service/branch |  United States Air Force
|
| Years of service | 1971–1976 |
Roel Clark Campos (born 1949) is an American business lawyer.
Early life and education[]
Campos earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979, his M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1972, and in 1971 earned his B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy.
Career[]
He served as Securities and Exchange Commissioner between 2002–07 and is now a partner with the law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP. Campos was named to then President-elect Barack Obama's economic advisory board and was considered a possible successor to former SEC chairman Christopher Cox.[3] He is a current member of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, an independent and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) research organization dedicated to improving the regulation of U.S. capital markets.[4] In 2008, Campos was appointed a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Valuation Standards Council, and in December 2011 as interim chairman.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/1976
- ↑ https://www.congress.gov/nomination/110th-congress/1492
- ↑ Cooley Godward partner named to Obama’s economic advisory board
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20090412074619/http://capmktsreg.org/committeemembers.html. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
External links[]
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