Arthur Levitt Quotes


Firms need to ensure that their ability to provide effective customer service keeps pace with their growth. If you're marketing your firm to new customers, you better be able to provide them service when they do business with you.


Citations

Levitt, Arthur. "Plain Talk About Online Investing." U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 4 May 1999.

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Arthur Levitt
Arthur Levitt
  • Born: February 3, 1931
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Public Servant

Arthur Levitt Jr. is the former Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He served from 1993 to 2001 as the twenty-fifth and longest-serving chairman of the commission. Widely hailed as a champion of the individual investor, he has been criticized for not pushing for tougher accounting rules. Since May 2001 he has been employed as a senior adviser at the Carlyle Group. Levitt previously served as a policy advisor to Goldman Sachs and is a Director of Bloomberg LP, parent of Bloomberg News.