Brian Cartwright
| Brian Cartwright | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 |
| Occupation | lawyer and former astrophysicist |
| Known for | SEC General Counsel 2006 - 2009[1] |
Brian G. Cartwright (born 1948) is a senior lawyer and former astrophysicist. From 2006 he was General Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission of the USA.[2]
Career
On January 3, 2006 the SEC Commission Chair Christopher Cox officially appointed ex-Latham & Watkins partner Brian G. Cartwright as its top lawyer, replacing Giovanni Prezioso.
Mr. Cartwright holds a law degree from Harvard Law School, where he was President of the Harvard Law Review and winner of the Sears Prize, given every year to the first and second-year students with the highest grade point averages. He served as law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor from 1981 to 1982.
Before becoming a lawyer, Mr. Cartwright was an astrophysicist graduating from Yale University, he earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago and worked as a research physicist at the University of California at Berkeley’s space sciences laboratory. He published numerous articles in scholarly journals including the Astrophysical Journal.[3][4]
Personal life
Brian Cartwright is married with three grown sons[5]
References
- ↑ Qualters, Sheri (January 26, 2009). "SEC Taps Deputy GC as Acting GC". National Law Journal.
- ↑ "SEC press release". Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ↑ Brian G. Cartwright, "The Origin of Fluorine, Sodium and Aluminum in the Galactic Cosmic Radiation", Astrophys. J., 169, 299, 1971.
- ↑ "Law Blog Recommendation". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ↑ "Copy of LA Times article". 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
| Preceded by Giovanni Prezioso |
SEC General Counsel 2006–2009 |
Succeeded by Andy Vollmer (acting) |