Robert J. Jackson, Jr. is Professor of Law, Co-Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance, and Director of the Program on Corporate Law and Policy at the New York University School of Law. He was nominated and unanimously confirmed by the Senate to be Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2017 and served in that role until February 2020. Commissioner Jackson was an outspoken advocate for protecting investors, consistently calling for more transparency in capital markets and championing evidence-driven policymaking.
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Gamestop, Robinhood, and Regulation
Teleforum
Luncheon Panel - U.S. Financial Regulation: Principles, Opportunities, and Challenges
EBRXII
This panel will bring together four former senior policymakers from the SEC or CFTC to...
Gamestop, Robinhood, and Regulation
There is an ongoing debate over what caused the Gamestop-Robinhood events of recent months, and whether the events illustrate the need...