Elisse B. Walter

A New Sign that President Obama Is Getting Serious About Prosecuting Financial Crime

President Obama announced yesterday that Mary Jo White, a former federal prosecutor, is his pick to serve as the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. White would succeed Elisse B. Walter, who took the post after Mary Shapiro stepped down in December. Shapiro guided the S.E.C. through the wake of the financial crisis, […]