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Brian Cartwright

Brian Cartwright
Born1948 (age 76–77)
EducationYale University
University of Chicago
Harvard University
Occupation(s)Lawyer
Former astrophysicist
Known forSEC General Counsel 2006 - 2009[1]

Brian G. Cartwright (born 1948) is an American lawyer and former astrophysicist. From 2006 to 2009, he was general counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission of the USA.[2]

Career

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On January 3, 2006, the SEC Commission Chair Christopher Cox officially appointed ex-Latham & Watkins partner Brian G. Cartwright as its top lawyer, replacing Giovanni Prezioso.[3][4][5] In 2008 Cartwright announced he was leaving the SEC.[6]

Cartwright holds a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, where he was president of the Harvard Law Review and winner of the Sears Prize,[7] given every year to the first and second-year students with the highest grade point averages. He served as law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor from 1981 to 1982.[7]

Before becoming a lawyer, Cartwright was an astrophysicist graduating from Yale University.[4] He earned a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago and worked as a research physicist at the University of California at Berkeley's space sciences laboratory.[4] He published numerous articles in scholarly journals including the Astrophysical Journal.[8][9]

Personal life

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Brian Cartwright is married with three sons.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Qualters, Sheri (January 26, 2009). "SEC Taps Deputy GC as Acting GC". National Law Journal.
  2. ^ "SEC press release". Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  3. ^ Solomon, Deborah; Scannell, Kara (7 December 2005). "SEC Chief to Name Ex-Colleague To Top Legal Job". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  4. ^ a b c Peterson, Jonathan (2006-01-03). "Lawyer in L.A. Seen as Pick for SEC Post". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  5. ^ "Brian Cartwright Named SEC General Counsel; 2006-1; Jan. 3, 2006". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  6. ^ "General Counsel Brian Cartwright Leaving SEC to Return to Private Sector (Press Release No. 2008-277; November 20, 2008". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  7. ^ a b Burns, Judith (4 January 2006). "SEC Names Brian Cartwright Its New General Counsel". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  8. ^ Brian G. Cartwright, "The Origin of Fluorine, Sodium and Aluminum in the Galactic Cosmic Radiation", Astrophys. J., 169, 299, 1971.
  9. ^ "Law Blog Recommendation". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  10. ^ "Copy of LA Times article". 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2007-12-12.[permanent dead link‍]
Preceded by SEC General Counsel
2006–2009 		Succeeded by
Andy Vollmer (acting)