Roberta Karmel
Roberta Karmel | |
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Born | Roberta Sarah Segal May 4, 1937 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | March 23, 2024 Securities and Exchange Commission | (aged 86)
Title | the Centennial Professor of Law, and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of International Business Law |
Board member of | New York Stock Exchange (1983–89) |
Spouse(s) |
Paul Karmel
(m. 1957; died 1994)David Harrison
(m. 1995; died 2021) |
Roberta Sarah Karmel (
Early life and education
Karmel was born in Chicago, Illinois, grew up in its Austin neighborhood, and has one sister.[3][4] Both of her parents had also been born in Chicago, and her father was a lawyer.[4] She had by her own account a liberal New York Jewish background, which initially made her pro-government intervention in the economy; a sentiment that changed over time.[5]
She attended
Career
Karmel served as an enforcement attorney, Branch Chief, and Assistant Regional Administrator in the
She practiced law in New York City at Willkie Farr & Gallagher (1969–72), Rogers & Wells (1972–77; 1980–86), and Kelley Drye & Warren (1987–2002).[7][10][11][8]
Karmel was an adjunct professor of law at
Karmel served as a public director of the
Karmel was a trustee and Chair of the
Karmel wrote 50 articles in books and legal journals, and has written a regular column on securities regulation for the
Karmel received the William O. Douglas Award from the Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni, the Direct Women Award from the Sandra Day O'Connor Board of Excellence, the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award from the American Bar Association, and the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who's Who.[16][11][21]
Death
Karmel died in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York at the age of 86 on March 23, 2024 due to pancreatic cancer.[1][22]
References
- ^ a b c Traub, Alex (April 15, 2024). "Roberta Karmel, First Woman Named to the S.E.C., Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ "Weddings; Roberta Karmel, S. David Harrison". The New York Times. October 29, 1995.
- ^ a b c d United States Congress Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (October 16, 1977). "Nominations of Roberta S. Karmel and Eloise A. Woods: Hearing Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, on the Nominations of Roberta S. Karmel, to be Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Eloise A. Woods, to be Chairman, National Credit Union Board, September 16, 1977". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Transcript of Interview with Roberta S. Karmel (Feb. 20, 2013; Mar. 28, 2013; July 16, 2013; July 24, 2013; July 30, 2013)," ABA.
- ^ a b Berry, John F. (March 21, 1982). "Taking Stock of Big Business and the SEC". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b SEC Historical Society. "Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society". www.sechistorical.org.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "ROBERTA S. KARMEL" (PDF). SEC.gov.
- ^ a b c d e Roberta S. Karmel (February 28, 2009). "Life at the Center: Reflections on My Career". www.americanbar.org.
- ^ a b c "An Interview with Roberta S. Karmel". www.americanbar.org. June 20, 2016.
- ^ a b "Roberta S. Karmel | Capital Markets". capital-markets.law.columbia.edu.
- ^ a b c d e f "Roberta Karmel Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who". 24-7 Press Release Newswire. October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Interview with Roberta Karmel," SEC Historical Society, July 8, 2005.
- ISBN 9781440802669– via Google Books.
- ^ Peirce, Hester (November 17, 2018). "Hester Peirce: All women do not speak with the same voice, and SEC commissioners are no different". www.investmentnews.com.
- ^ "Commissioner Karmel Resigns," SEC News Digest, January 23, 1980.
- ^ a b "Roberta S. Karmel," aseca, February 24, 2017.
- ^ "Brooklyn Law School - Karmel Roberta". www.brooklaw.edu.
- ISBN 9780671434083– via Internet Archive.
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- ^ Gryzebielski, Greg (August 16, 1982). "Karmel on the S.E.C.: New Directions?". ABA Journal. American Bar Association – via Google Books.
- ^ "Hon. Roberta S. Karmel - Practising Law Institute". www.pli.edu.
- ^ "New York Life Fellow Roberta Karmel - American Bar Foundation". www.americanbarfoundation.org.
- ^ "Roberta Karmel, First Female SEC Commissioner, Dies at 86 (1)". Bloomberg Law. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.