Women and Politics, Nov. 14-15

Plenary I: Keynote Speaker  

Friday, Nov. 14, Dinner (6:30-9 p.m.)  

"Opportunities and Challenges Women Face Practicing Law and Working in the Securities Industry"

Cheryl Williams Scarboro

As a counselor to Arthur Levitt, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC, Cheryl Williams Scarboro keeps a close eye on the nation's securities industry.

Scarboro joined the Commission five years ago as a Senior Counsel in the Division of Enforcement, building litigation for cases from the ground up.  Now she advises Levitt on enforcement matters and a variety of policy issues within the securities industry.

She is a graduate of Duke University Law School and The University of Alabama in Huntsville.  In 1997, Scarboro became the first African-American to receive the UAH Alumni Association's Outstanding Alumni Award.

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