Harvey Pitt, former SEC chair during Enron and 9/11, dead at 78

Harvey Pitt, former SEC chair during Enron and 9/11, dead at 78

5/31/2023 7:27:00 PM

Harvey Pitt headed the SEC from 2001 to 2003 and then moved to head business consulting firm Kalorama Partners.

Harvey Pitt headed the SEC from 2001 to 2003 and then moved to head business consulting firm Kalorama Partners. 12:26pm Harvey Pitt, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has died at the age of 78, Bloomberg Law reported on Wednesday. Pitt died on May 30, the report said, citing Jane Cobb, executive director of the SEC Historical Society.

12:26pm Harvey Pitt, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has died at the age of 78, Bloomberg Law reported on Wednesday. Pitt died on May 30, the report said, citing Jane Cobb, executive director of the SEC Historical Society.

Pitt headed the SEC from 2001 to 2003, a tenure that was mired by the high-profile He also managed the closing of the markets after the 9/11 attacks. Harvey Pitt –here in 1987 — headed the SEC from 2001 to 2003.

Getty Images After his stint at the SEC, Pitt moved to head business consulting firm Kalorama Partners Getty Images His decision to appoint former FBI head William Webster to run the then-newly created SEC’s accounting watchdog Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in 2002 headtopics.com

, which ultimately led to both him and Webster to resign from their posts. After SEC, Pitt moved to head business consulting firm Kalorama Partners.

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