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Joel Seligman

Joel Seligman
10th President of the University of Rochester
Assumed office
July 1, 2005 (2005-07-01)
Preceded by Thomas H. Jackson
Personal details
Born (1950-01-11) January 11, 1950 (age 67)
New York City, New York, United States
Spouse(s) Delores Conway
Children Andrea Seligman
Peter Seligman
Residence Rochester, New York, USA
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles
Harvard University
Profession Academic
Lawyer
Website Office of the President of the University of Rochester

Joel Seligman (born January 11, 1950) is the current President of the University of Rochester, in Rochester, New York, and is one of the leading authorities on securities law in the United States.

Joel Seligman is the 10th president of the University of Rochester, in Rochester, New York. Named to the position on December 1, 2004, he assumed office on July 1, 2005, succeeding Thomas H. Jackson. Seligman was formally inaugurated in a ceremony at the Eastman Theatre on October 23, 2005.

Before his service as the University of Rochester's president, Seligman served as the dean and Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor at the Washington University School of Law. Prior to serving there, Seligman was the dean and Samuel M. Fegtly Professor of Law at the University of Arizona College of Law (1995–1999). He also held professorships at the University of Michigan Law School (1987–1995), George Washington University Law School (1983–1986), and Northeastern University School of Law (1977–1983).

In addition to being an academic leader, Seligman is considered a leading authority on securities law. He is the author or coauthor of 20 books and over 40 articles on legal issues related to securities and corporations including the 11-volume Securities Regulation, the leading treatise in the field (cowritten with Troy Paredes and the late Louis Loss); The Transformation of Wall Street: A History of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and Modern Corporate Finance.

Seligman is currently a member of the board of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. He also has served as reporter for the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Revision of Uniform Securities Act (1998–2002); as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Market Information (2000–01); and as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Professional Ethics Executive Committee. He was a member of the board of the National Association of Securities Dealers (2004–07) and of Eastman Kodak Company (2009–13).


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