On September 24, 2019, Kara M. Stein delivered the following keynote address at the 17th annual Abraham L. Pomerantz Lecture at Brooklyn Law School. The Pomerantz Lecture is sponsored by the Brooklyn Law Review and the Center for the Study of Business Law and Regulation at Brooklyn Law School. Kara M. Stein served as Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from August 9, 2013 until January 2, 2019. Commissioner Stein was appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate
