Arthur C. Levitt, Jr.

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Arthur C. Levitt, Jr. (1931-) was the 25th Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 1993-2001. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is a United States government agency having primary responsibility for enforcing the Federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry. First appointed by President Clinton in July 1993, the President reappointed Chairman Levitt to a second five-year term in May 1998. In September 1999, he became the longest-serving Chairman of the Commission. He left the Commission in February 2001.

Before joining the Commission, Mr. Levitt owned Roll Call, a newspaper that covers Capitol Hill. From 1989 to 1993, he served as the Chairman of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, and from 1978 to 1989, he was the Chairman of the American Stock Exchange. Prior to joining the Amex, Mr. Levitt worked for 16 years on Wall Street.

Levitt graduated from Williams College, where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honorary, in 1952 before serving for two years in the Air Force.