SEC’s White Says She Will Step Aside When Obama Leaves Office
- Chair oversaw high-profile cases, faced internal divisions
- Ex-commissioner Atkins leads Trump effort to find new chief
Mary Jo White
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Mary Jo White has stepped to the front of the line of financial regulators moving aside for Donald Trump’s administration.
White, a political independent appointed by President Barack Obama, said Monday that she will step down as Securities and Exchange Commission chair in January. Her nearly four-year tenure has been highlighted by high-profile enforcement cases and plagued by internal battles that stalled controversial policies.