Caroline A. Crenshaw
{{short description|American lawyer}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Caroline A. Crenshaw
| image = Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw official photo.jpg
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| office = Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
| term_start = August 17, 2020
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| president = Donald Trump
Joe Biden
| predecessor = Robert J. Jackson Jr.
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| education = Harvard University (AB)
University of Minnesota (JD)
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|branch={{flag|United States Army}}
|unit = J.A.G. Corps
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| party = Democrat
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Caroline Abbey Crenshaw{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2018 |title=Caroline Crenshaw, Alexander Cole |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/18/fashion/weddings/caroline-crenshaw-alexander-cole.html |access-date=June 18, 2020 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}} is an American attorney serving as a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Education
Crenshaw received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude from Harvard College in 2004 and her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2009.[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-individual-key-administration-post-23/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individual to a Key Administration Post" White House, June 18, 2020] {{PD-notice}}{{Cite web |title=Caroline A. Crenshaw, Lawyer at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP |url=http://www.lawyerdb.org/Lawyer/Caroline-Crenshaw/ |access-date=June 18, 2020 |website=www.lawyerdb.org}}
Career
Crenshaw practiced law in the Washington, D.C. office of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. At Sutherland, she represented public companies, broker-dealers, and investment advisers on complex securities law investigations and enforcement matters. She attended The JAG School at the University of Virginia and entered U.S. Army JAG Corps. She currently serves as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps.
= U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission =
Crenshaw joined the SEC in 2013 and has served in the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, the Division of Investment Management, and as Counsel to Commissioners Kara Stein and Robert J. Jackson Jr. Her work has focused on legal and policy analysis related to corporate governance, investment management, enforcement, international regulation, and the oversight of self-regulatory organizations.
On June 18, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Crenshaw to serve as a Commissioner on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Her nomination was sent to the Senate later that day; President Trump nominated Crenshaw to the Democratic seat vacated by Robert J. Jackson Jr, whose term expired.{{Cite web |date=June 18, 2020 |title=Trump to nominate lawyer Crenshaw to fill SEC slot |url=http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20200618/NEWS06/912335192/Trump-to-nominate-Caroline-Crenshaw-to-fill-vacancy-at-Securities-and-Exchange-C |access-date=June 18, 2020 |website=Business Insurance}}[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/eight-nominations-sent-senate-4/ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, June 18, 2020]
She was confirmed by the Senate on August 6, 2020, by voice vote.{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2020 |title=PN2021 — Caroline A. Crenshaw — Securities and Exchange Commission |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/2021?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22caroline+crenshaw%22%5D%7D&s=2&r=1|access-date=August 6, 2020 |website=Congress.gov}} Crenshaw was sworn in on August 17, 2020.{{cite web | last1=Lane | first1=Sylvan | title=SEC swears in Crenshaw, Peirce to fill commission for first time since 2018 | url=https://thehill.com/policy/finance/512400-sec-swears-in-crenshaw-peirce-to-fill-commission-for-first-time-since-2018 | date=August 17, 2020 | work=The Hill | access-date=August 17, 2020}}
Personal life
She married Alexander Wysham Cole on February 17, 2018, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.
References
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External links
- [https://www.sec.gov/biography/caroline-crenshaw SEC biography]
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