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Northwestern University April 18, 2002 Vol. 17, No. 23
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SEC CHAIR SPEAKS AT LAW SCHOOL

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey L. Pitt called for stock option reforms during the first Brodsky Family Northwestern JD/MBA Lecture earlier this month at the School of Law. Stock options too often do not work as they should, he said. "If managers can reap profits from their options while shareholders are losing some or all of their equity stake, the options create conflicting, not aligned interests."

Pitt covered a number of topics in the address, which was sponsored jointly by the School of Law and the J.L. Kellogg School of Management with the support of the Brodsky Family Northwestern JD/MBA Fund. (Photo by Jim Ziv)