Cincinnati native Bill Gradison named acting chair of PCAOB.

• Position: Ohio

PCAOB member and Cincinnati native Bill Gradison was named acting chair of the PCAOB by the SEC.

Prior to being named to the PCAOB, Gradison was a senior public policy counselor with Patton Boggs. He served as chair of the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati and was a member of Cincinnati City Council for 13 years, serving as vice mayor and mayor.

Gradison has held elective office for more than 30 years, including 18 years in Congress. Later, he was president of the Health Insurance Association of America for six years. As a U.S. Representative from Ohio, he was ranking member of the House Budget Committee and the...