Arthur Levitt, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will deliver the keynote address at the Vanderbilt Directors College on June 9. As the SEC’s longest-serving commissioner, Levitt initiated and contributed to the development of several of the recent changes in corporate governance, focusing his efforts on educating, empowering and protecting America’s investors. He chaired the SEC from 1993 to 2001 and now is a senior adviser to The Carlyle Group in New York.
Levitt’s speech is part of a two-day conference to be held at Vanderbilt University Law School. Directors of publicly traded companies will gather to address the issues directors now face as a result of recent regulatory changes in a climate of investor uncertainty. The Vanderbilt Directors College is endorsed and supported by the New York Stock Exchange Foundation and is one of only a few of its kind being offered around the country.
WHAT:Arthur Levitt to speak to corporate directors. Former Vice President Al Gore will introduce Levitt. Please note that this speech is the only session of the Directors College that is open to media.
WHERE:The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway. (No mult box will be available.)
WHEN:Monday, June 9, 8 p.m.
Media contact: Susanne Loftis, 615-322-NEWS, susanne.loftis@vanderbilt.edu