| Stephen J. Friedman | |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1938 |
| Education: | Princeton University Harvard Law School |
| Occupation: | Former commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Former President of Pace University |
Stephen J. Friedman (born March 19, 1938) is the former commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and seventh president of Pace University from 2007 to 2017.[1] [2] Prior to that, Friedman has served as dean of the Pace Law School,[3] and senior partner and co-chairman of Debevoise & Plimpton. On February 1, 2017, Friedman urged New York to increase student financial aid to both public and private universities.[4]
In 1959, Friedman earned an AB from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.[5] In 1962, he earned a JD from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review and a recipient of the Sears Prize. After law school, he served as a law clerk to Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. of the U.S. Supreme Court.[6] Friedman was a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and resigned in 1981 at the end of his term.[7]