The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:32:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png Remarks by Chair Atkins on Revitalizing Public Markets and Expanding Small Business Access to the IPO Market – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Remarks by Chair Atkins on Revitalizing Public Markets and Expanding Small Business Access to the IPO Market https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/07/22/remarks-by-chair-atkins-on-revitalizing-public-markets-and-expanding-small-business-access-to-the-ipo-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remarks-by-chair-atkins-on-revitalizing-public-markets-and-expanding-small-business-access-to-the-ipo-market https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/07/22/remarks-by-chair-atkins-on-revitalizing-public-markets-and-expanding-small-business-access-to-the-ipo-market/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:32:32 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=182817?d=20260721160808EDT Posted by Paul Atkins, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026
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Paul S. Atkins is the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on his recent remarks. The views expressed in the post are those of Chairman Atkins and do not necessarily reflect those of the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for being here today.

I should like to begin by extending a warm welcome to the Committee’s new members—Anya Coverman, Joseph Lucosky, Andrew Prystai, Rodrigo Seira, and Erik Syvertsen. I am certain that your collective expertise and many contributions will prove invaluable as we work to widen pathways to capital for small businesses.

Today, we turn to that very objective, as the Committee continues its consideration of a matter that I maintain to be among the most consequential before us: how to incentivize more companies—especially those small and growing—to go and remain public.

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