Sector
Private law firm
Current position/employer
Partner, Debevoise and Plimpton. Nominated to be chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
The nominee to head the SEC has a storied career in and out of government. Ms White served as US attorney for Manhattan for nine years where she green lighted cases against banks and the first criminal terrorism related charges against Osama Bin Laden. She left in 2002 to rejoin Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, and is the go-to lawyer to defend companies, boards, and executives under scrutiny.