Allison Lee
| Allison Lee | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Role: | Commissioner |
| Affiliation: | Democratic |
| Education: | University of Colorado University of Denver College of Law |
Allison Herren Lee was a Democratic member of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) and unanimously confirmed in 2019. She left the agency in 2022.[1] Prior to her appointment, Lee worked at the SEC for over a decade, including in the Division of Enforcement’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit.[2]
Biography
Lee received a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Colorado and a J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law. She worked as a partner at Sherman & Howard LLC with a focus on securities, antitrust, and commercial litigation.[2]
Lee also held several government positions, including as counsel to former Commissioner Kara Stein and in the Division of Enforcement’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit. She worked as a special assistant U.S. attorney and was a member of the American Bar Association’s former Committee on Public Company Disclosure.[2]
President Donald Trump (R) appointed Lee to fill an open Democratic commissioner post at the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2019. She was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate.[2][3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Congress.gov, "PN1942 — Jaime E. Lizarraga — Securities and Exchange Commission," accessed January 30, 2026
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Securities and Exchange Commission, "Commissioner Allison Herren Lee," accessed November 17, 2020
- ↑ Financial Times, "Trump to nominate Allison Herren Lee as SEC commissioner," April 2, 2019
