Roel Clark Campos (born 1949) is an American

business law Commercial law (or business law), which is also known by other names such as mercantile law or trade law depending on jurisdiction; is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and organizations engaged in ...

yer. He served as

Securities and Exchange Commission The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street crash of 1929. Its primary purpose is to enforce laws against market m ...

er between 2002 and 2007. He is now a partner with the law firm

Hughes Hubbard & Reed Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in New York City with offices in the United States, France, and Japan. History The firm's history dates back to the late 19th century, when it counted among its partners futur ...

LLP.

Early life and education

Campos earned his J.D. from

Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, Harvard Law School is the oldest law school in continuous operation in the United ...

in 1979, his

M.B.A. A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular a ...

from the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...

in 1972, and in 1971 earned his B.S. from the

United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academies, United States service academy in Air Force Academy, Colorado, Air Force Academy Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs. I ...

Career

As of 2002, he was general counsel of El Dorado Communications, which he had co-founded in Houston. He served as

er (SEC) between 2002 and 2007. In 2002, Roel was appointed for the first of two times by President

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he i ...

, and confirmed by the US Senate to be Commissioner of the SEC. He left the SEC to return to the private sector in September 2007. Campos was named to then President-elect

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...

's economic advisory board, and was considered a possible successor to former SEC chairman

Christopher Cox Charles Christopher Cox (born October 16, 1952) is an American attorney and politician who served as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a 17-year Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House ...

. After the White House nomination, he was nominated to fill an SEC opening in 2002 by

Tom Daschle Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who represented South Dakota in the United States Senate from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he led the Senate Democratic Caucus during the ...

, then Senate Majority Leader. According to the ''Wall Street Journal'', he was the first Hispanic to serve to the SEC in SEC history. He was on the

President's Intelligence Advisory Board The President's Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) is an advisory body to the Executive Office of the President of the United States. According to its self-description, it "provides advice to the President concerning the quality and adequacy o ...

. He is a current member of the

Committee on Capital Markets Regulation The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation is an independent and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) research organization financed by contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations. Background Thirty-six leaders from the financial sector, in ...

, an independent and nonpartisan

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research organization. In 2008, Campos was appointed a member of the Board of Trustees of the

International Valuation Standards Council The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) is an independent, not-for-profit, private sector standards organisation incorporated in the United States and with its operational headquarters in London, UK. IVSC develops international tech ...

, and in December 2011 as interim Chairman. in 2019, Campos became chair of the Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA). In 2020, he was also chair of the Smithsonian Latino Center and Gallery. He was also on the board of the Latino Donor Collaborative and the boards of companies such as Regional Management and Liquidnet. He joined the leadership board of

KPMG KPMG is a multinational professional services network, based in London, United Kingdom. As one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Ernst & Young (EY), Deloitte, and PwC. KPMG is a network of firms in 145 countries with 275,288 emplo ...

in May 2021. He is now a partner with the law firm

LLP, and chair of the firm's Securities Enforcement Practice in Washington, DC.

References

External links

Campos' biography at SEC.govCampos' profile at Cooley Godward Kronish
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campos, Roel 1949 births Living people Hispanic and Latino American lawyers People from Harlingen, Texas UCLA Anderson School of Management alumni Harvard Law School alumni Members of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission United States Air Force Academy alumni United States Air Force officers George W. Bush administration personnel

Early life and education

Career

See also

References

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