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He studied English at Williams College, penning a senior thesis on the playwright Lillian Hellman before he graduated in 1952, and worked in the marketing department of Time magazine as his first full–time job. In 1959, the now–married Levitt moved to Kansas City to take a post with Oppenheimer Industries, and sold cattle herds and ranches to the wealthy as tax shelters for the next few years.

Arthur Levitt was the twenty-fifth and longest serving chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. First appointed by President Clinton in July 1993, the President reappointed Chairman Levitt to a second five year term in May 1998. He left the commission on Feb 9, 2001. Investor protection was Chairman Levitt's top priority. Throughout his tenure, Chairman Levitt worked to educate, empower, and protect America's investors.

LEVITT: My own experience as a retail broker, as the manager of a very large cadre of retail brokers around the world, has taught me that many investors are reluctant to ask tough questions for fear of seeming stupid in the hands of an adviser whom they credit with almost godlike wisdom. Combined with that is my feeling that this agency lacks the resources to totally protect investors.

Chairman of the SEC from 1993 to 2000, Levitt says the Enron scandal is "symptomatic of a breakdown of the ethical values of business over a period of perhaps 20 years." He is very critical of ...

Levitt was the 25th Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). First appointed by President Clinton in July 1993, the President reappointed Levitt to a second five-year term in May 1998. In September 1999, he became the longest-serving Chairman of the SEC. He left the SEC in February 2001.

Arthur Levitt Sr. (June 28, 1900 – May 6, 1980) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 50th New York State Comptroller . Early life [ edit] Levitt was born in Brooklyn in 1900. He served in the U.S. Army in World War I and World War II, finishing the latter as a colonel.

Arthur Levitt was the 25th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. First appointed by President Clinton in July 1993, the President reappointed Chairman Levitt to a second five-year term in May 1998. On September 9, 1999, he became the longest-serving Chairman of the Commission. Background