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Caroline A. Crenshaw
Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Assumed office
August 17, 2020
President Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded by Robert J. Jackson Jr.
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Education Harvard University ( AB)
University of Minnesota ( JD)
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Branch/service  United States Army
Rank Captain
Unit J.A.G. Corps

Caroline Abbey Crenshaw [1] is an American attorney serving as a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Education

Crenshaw received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude from Harvard College in 2004 and her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2009. [2] [3]

Career

Crenshaw practiced law in the Washington, D.C. office of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. At Sutherland, she represented public companies, broker-dealers, and investment advisers on complex securities law investigations and enforcement matters. She attended The JAG School at the University of Virginia and entered U.S. Army JAG Corps. She currently serves as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. [2]

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Crenshaw joined the SEC in 2013 and has served in the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, the Division of Investment Management, and as Counsel to Commissioners Kara Stein and Robert J. Jackson Jr. Her work has focused on legal and policy analysis related to corporate governance, investment management, enforcement, international regulation, and the oversight of self-regulatory organizations.

On June 18, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Crenshaw to serve as a Commissioner on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Her nomination was sent to the Senate later that day; President Trump nominated Crenshaw to the Democratic seat vacated by Robert J. Jackson Jr, whose term expired. [4] [5] She was confirmed by the Senate on August 6, 2020, by voice vote. [6] Crenshaw was sworn in on August 17, 2020. [7]

Personal life

She married Alexander Wysham Cole on February 17, 2018, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Caroline Crenshaw, Alexander Cole". The New York Times. February 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individual to a Key Administration Post" White House, June 18, 2020 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Caroline A. Crenshaw, Lawyer at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP". www.lawyerdb.org. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Trump to nominate lawyer Crenshaw to fill SEC slot". Business Insurance. June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, June 18, 2020
  6. ^ "PN2021 — Caroline A. Crenshaw — Securities and Exchange Commission". Congress.gov. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Lane, Sylvan (August 17, 2020). "SEC swears in Crenshaw, Peirce to fill commission for first time since 2018". The Hill. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

External links

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