Jay Clayton (attorney)
Jay Clayton | |
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
| United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2025 Interim: April 16, 2025 – August 19, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Matthew Podolsky (acting) |
| Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| In office May 4, 2017 – December 23, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Michael Piwowar (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Elad L. Roisman (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Joseph Clayton III July 11, 1966 Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Gretchen Butler |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS, JD) King's College, Cambridge (MA) |
Walter Joseph "Jay" Clayton III (born July 11, 1966) is an American attorney who has been the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York since April 2025. Clayton served as the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from May 4, 2017, until December 23, 2020. He was nominated for the position by President Donald Trump.