Harvey Pitt
Harvey Pitt | |
|---|---|
| Chair 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. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | 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 United States 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.