Allison Lee
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Allison Herren Lee | |
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| Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| In office July 8, 2019 – July 15, 2022 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Kara Stein |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Lizárraga |
| Acting Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| In office January 21, 2021 – April 17, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Elad L. Roisman (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Gary Gensler |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Colorado, Boulder (BA) University of Denver (JD) |
Allison Herren Lee is an American attorney and former government official who served as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2019 to 2022.
A member of the Democratic Party, Lee briefly served as acting chair of the SEC from January to April 2021. After leaving the SEC, Lee became an adjunct professor at the New York University (NYU) School of Law[1] In 2023, she joined the whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto.[2]
Lee received a degree in business from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Juris Doctor from the University of Denver College of Law. During her time at law school, Lee was salutatorian, a chancellor’s Scholar, and served on the school's Law Review.[3]
Career
Prior to joining the SEC, Lee worked in private practice as a partner at Sherman & Howard LLC.[3] She also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney and was a member of the American Bar Association’s former Committee on Public Company Disclosure.[3]