President Biden Appoints Acting SEC Chair
January 21, 2021
The SEC has announced that President Joseph Biden has appointed
Allison H. Lee as acting SEC chair.
Ms. Lee was named an SEC commissioner in July 2019 and previously served in various
roles on the SEC staff for over a decade.
For more information on Ms. Lee’s appointment, see the press release as well as a joint statement by Commissioners Hester M. Peirce, Elad L.
Roisman, and Caroline A. Crenshaw on the SEC’s Web site.