Stephen J. Friedman (academic administrator)
Stephen J. Friedman | |
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Born | March 19, 1938 |
Education | Princeton University Harvard Law School |
Occupation(s) | Former commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Former President of Pace University |
Stephen J. Friedman (born March 19, 1938) is the former commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and seventh president of Pace University from 2007 to 2017.[1][2] Prior to that, Friedman has served as dean of the Pace Law School,[3] and senior partner and co-chairman of Debevoise & Plimpton. On February 1, 2017, Friedman urged New York to increase student financial aid to both public and private universities.[4]
Education and career
[edit]In 1959, Friedman earned an AB from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.[5] In 1962, he earned a JD from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review and a recipient of the Sears Prize. After law school, he served as a law clerk to Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. of the U.S. Supreme Court.[6] Friedman was a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and resigned in 1981 at the end of his term.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Shustack, Mary (February 1, 2016). "Second-Act Success". WAG Magazine. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^ "Pace University President Stepping Down In 2017". Westchester Magazine. January 28, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ People to Watch in Higher Education: Stephen J. Friedman, Crain's New York Business. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Friedman, Stephen J. (February 1, 2017). "Private colleges need state help too: A local university president urges Gov. Cuomo to help students at more schools". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Profile of Stephen J. Friedman, Bloomberg.com. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Stern, Seth (January 1, 2011). "Marshaling Brennan". Harvard Law Today. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "Friedman Leaving S.E.C. on June 5". The New York Times. 28 March 1981. p. 39.
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- Harvard Law School alumni
- Princeton School of Public and International Affairs alumni
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- Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Members of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Presidents of Pace University
- Carter administration personnel
- Reagan administration personnel
- 21st-century American Jews
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