FORMER AICPA LAWYER TAKES THE HELM AT SEC.

• Position: Harvey Pitt - Brief Article

Harvey Pitt, corporate lawyer and former general counsel to the SEC under President Jimmy Carter, has been confirmed as SEC chairman. He replaces Laura S. Unger, who has served as acting SEC chairwoman since Arthur Levitt's resignation in February.

As the SEC's top dog, Pitt, who is a Republican, will oversee many of the industries he used to represent as a partner with the New York-based law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. Pitt's clients have included the Big Five...