David Sturtevant Ruder
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23rd Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
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| In office 1987 – 1993 |
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| President | Ronald W. Reagan |
| Preceded by | William H. Donaldson |
| Succeeded by | John S.R. Shad |
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David Sturtevant Ruder (born 1929) is the William W. Gurley Memorial Professor of Law Emeritus at Northwestern University School of Law, where he has served on the faculty since 1961, and where he served as Dean from 1977 to 1985. He served as chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 1987 to 1989, and later practiced with the Chicago-based law firm Baker & McKenzie. He is also currently Chairman of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, an organization providing education to independent directors of mutual funds.[1]
Ruder is a 1951 graduate of Williams College (B.A. cum laude) and a 1957 graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Law (J.D., with honors). He received an honorary Doctor of Laws in 2002 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison [2].
On May 14, 2008, Ruder, together with two other former SEC Chairmen, William Donaldson and Arthur Levitt, endorsed Barack Obama's candidacy for President [3]
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- ^ http://www.law.northwestern.edu/faculty/profiles/DavidRuder/
- ^ [1] Prof. Davis S. Ruder (Securities & Exchange Commission)
- ^ Three former chairman of the SEC to endorse Obama
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| Preceded by John S.R. Shad |
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair 1987 – 1989 |
Succeeded by Richard C. Breeden |
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