SEC commissioner to speak on private markets | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › SEC commissioner to speak on private markets SEC commissioner to speak on private markets Published: November 20, 2019 Author: Carol Elliott Mendoza College of Business Robert Jackson Robert Jackson, commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will present “Staying Private: The Costs of Private Empires” at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. The talk will take place 12:30-1:30 p.m. Friday (Nov. 22) in Mendoza’s Jordan Auditorium. The talk is free and open to all students, the Notre Dame community and the public. Jackson was appointed to the SEC by President Donald Trump and sworn in on Jan. 11, 2018. He has extensive experience as a legal scholar, policy professional and corporate lawyer. His academic work has focused on corporate governance and the use of advanced data science techniques to improve transparency in securities markets. He was the founding director of Columbia Law School’s Data Lab, which uses cutting-edge technology to study the reliability of corporate disclosures. Jackson has written more than 20 articles in the nation’s most prestigious legal and economics journals. His published work includes a study examining trading activity before the announcement of major corporate events, the first study of the effect of mandatory disclosure required by the JOBS Act on trading by individual investors, and the first comprehensive study of CEO pay in firms owned by private equity. He has testified on his scholarship before the U.S. Senate, and his work was previously the subject of rulemaking commentary before federal agencies, including the Federal Reserve and the SEC. Jackson holds two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA in finance from the Wharton School of Business, a master’s degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a law degree from Harvard Law School. His talk is part of the Mendoza Dean’s Speaker Series, which is sponsored by The Eugene Clark Distinguished Lecture Series endowment. For more information, contact Jean Meade, projects manager, at Jean.Meade@nd.edu or 574-631-3277. Originally published by Carol Elliott at conductorshare.nd.edu on Nov. 19. Posted In: Colleges & Schools Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 04, 2022 NIH awards $4 million grant to psychologists researching suicide prevention September 27, 2022 Alpha Phi Alpha president to be featured ‘fireside chat’ guest September 19, 2022 Notre Dame Patient Advocacy Initiative receives support from Dyne Therapeutics September 16, 2022 School of Architecture to host Notre-Dame Cathedral restoration architects September 16, 2022 Notre Dame Patient Advocacy Initiative receives founding gift from Horizon Therapeutics For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn