NACD-CO is honored to have internationally known Roel Campos speak with us on the possible (probable?) financial regulatory restructuring under the new Administration post financial crisis, as well as directors' responsibility with enterprise risk in the changed economic environment.  Mr. Campos is a highly sought after orator and regularly serves as lead speaker for prestigious legal and business conferences around the globe.  His experiences as member of President Barack Obama's economic advisory board and transition team, a former two-term SEC Commissioner, federal prosecutor, attorney and business owner will enlighten and inform you.  
 
Roel Campos is the partner in charge of Cooley Godward Kronish's Washington, DC office and is a member of the Litigation Department.  Mr. Campos' practice consists of advising corporate management teams and boards of directors with respect to enforcement, internal investigations, prosecutions, securities and international regulation and corporate governance.  Mr. Campos was recently named to President Barack Obama's economic advisory board and to his transition team. Prior to joining Cooley in 2007, Mr. Campos was a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission from 2002 until 2007.

Mr. Campos served for four years as the Commission's liaison to the international regulatory community. During his time at the SEC, Commissioner Campos became one of the best known regulators in the world.  As the Vice Chair of the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissioners, he developed productive relationships with securities regulators in Europe, Asia, Australia, and Latin America. Mr. Campos also facilitated the development of international auditing and accounting standards through his work as Chair of the Monitoring Group, which oversees the setting of International Standards of Audit.

Mr. Campos has presided over hundreds of complex enforcement cases, applying the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. He also has extensively participated in the crafting and adoption of all of the SEC's major regulatory initiatives, including: the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, mutual fund governance and compliance rules, and the new National Market System. In addition, Mr. Campos has spoken and published extensively in the areas of the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporate governance, director liability, corporate penalties, international accounting and auditing standards, Securities Act reform, SRO and market reform, retirement investment protection, research analyst conflicts, and the internationalization of the securities markets.

Prior to being nominated to the Commission, Mr. Campos was one of two principal owner-executives of El Dorado Communications, a radio broadcasting company, at its headquarters in Houston, Texas. However, he began his career as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. After attending Harvard Law School, he worked in Los Angeles, California for major law firms as a corporate transactions/securities lawyer and litigator. Beginning in 1985, Mr. Campos served as a federal prosecutor for five years in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles. He successfully prosecuted complex and violent narcotics cartels and, in a celebrated trial, convicted defendants for the kidnapping and murder of a DEA Agent. He also investigated and prosecuted major government contractors for fraudulent conduct. He then returned to private law practice for several years before co-founding El Dorado Communications, Inc.

Mr. Campos has been recognized as one of the top Latino leaders in America. He is a founding member of the New America Alliance, a Latino initiative for raising awareness of investment opportunities in the Latino sector in the United States.

Mr. Campos earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979, his M.B.A. from UCLA in 1972, and in 1971 earned his B.S. from the U.S. Air Force Academy.
 

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Management-Board Issues in the Early Stage Technology Companies

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