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Christopher Cox

Disciplines:
politics
law
sec
politics/republican

Summary

American lawyer and Republican politician — former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (2005–2009) — former US Representative from California — White House counsel under Reagan.

Core Contribution

Created the Sarbanes-Oxley Act's implementation framework as SEC Chairman — oversaw post-Enron securities regulation modernization.

Notable Works & Achievements

SEC regulations and reports

Historical Influences

Reagan conservatism Securities law tradition

Intellectual Lineage

St. Paul, Minnesota USC Harvard Law and Harvard Business SchoolReagan White House SEC

Contemporaries & Peers

Alan Greenspan Harvey Pitt

Minds Influenced

Securities regulation

Intellectual Posterity

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