Harvey Pitt
Harvey L. Pitt | |
|---|---|
| 26th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| In office August 3, 2001 – February 18, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Arthur Levitt |
| Succeeded by | William H. Donaldson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 28, 1945 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 2023 (aged 78) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College (BA) St. John's University (JD) |
Harvey L. Pitt (February 28, 1945 – May 30, 2023) was an American lawyer. He served as the 26th chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for 18 months from August 2001 to February 2003, a period that encompassed the September 11 attacks and the Enron scandal.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Pitt graduated from Brooklyn College with a bachelor's degree, and from St. John's University School of Law with a Juris Doctor. He then worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), eventually becoming the agency's general counsel. Pitt was later a partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, where he represented the Big Five accounting firms and other financial industry firms, before returning to the SEC as chairman.