Obamanomics: President-Elect Taps Schapiro to Head SEC, Proposes $775 Billion Stimulus
Dec 19th, 2008 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial NewsPresident-elect Barack Obama yesterday (Thursday) named Mary L. Schapiro – a strong proponent of protections for individual investors – to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission when his administration takes office next month, the biggest of three nominations with potential financial crisis implications.