Mary Jo White is Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The following post is based on Chair White’s remarks before the SEC Historical Society, available here. The views expressed in this post are those of Chair White and do not necessarily reflect those of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the other Commissioners, or the Staff.
Thank you, David [Lynn], for that kind introduction and for inviting me to your annual meeting. It is truly my privilege and honor to serve as Chair of the Commission, and it is wonderful to share the room and microphone today [June 2, 2016] with my friend and former Chairman Richard Breeden along with others who, from firsthand experience, deeply appreciate the value of the SEC as a critical institution with a long heritage of protecting investors and our markets. At the Commission, our history informs who we are and the work we do, and it is our great, good fortune that we have the SEC Historical Society to preserve that rich history.