Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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The Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is the chief executive and principal policymaker of the federal agency responsible for regulating the securities markets and protecting investors in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal executive position of the United States
government office
public office
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
appointedBy President of the United States
confirmedBy United States Senate
country United States of America
createdBy U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934
dateOfEstablishment 1934
fieldOfWork capital markets oversight
investor protection
securities regulation
hasPower authorizes enforcement actions recommended by staff
proposes new securities regulations
represents the SEC before Congress
represents the SEC in interagency and international regulatory forums
sets regulatory agenda for the SEC
hasRole chief executive of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
principal policymaker of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
headOf Securities and Exchange Commission
surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
inceptionContext response to the 1929 stock market crash and Great Depression
legalBasis U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934
mayBeReappointed true
memberOf Securities and Exchange Commission
surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
officeHolderOf Securities and Exchange Commission
surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
oversees Division of Corporation Finance
surface form: Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC

Division of Enforcement of the SEC
Division of Examinations of the SEC
Division of Investment Management of the SEC
Division of Trading and Markets of the SEC
Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations
surface form: Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (historically)

Office of the Chief Accountant of the SEC
partOf Securities and Exchange Commission
surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
positionInOrganization head of the Commission
one of five SEC commissioners
reportsTo President of the United States
surface form: President of the United States (executive branch)

United States Congress
surface form: United States Congress (oversight)
responsibleFor enforcement of federal securities laws
oversight of broker-dealers in the United States
oversight of investment advisers in the United States
oversight of mutual funds and investment companies in the United States
oversight of securities exchanges in the United States
protection of investors in the United States
regulation of U.S. securities markets
seat Washington, D.C.
sector financial regulation
termLength 5 years for commissioner appointment

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DERA reportsTo Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission