Mary Jo White, the woman President Obama plans to nominate on Thursday to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, has earned her share of superlatives over a long, storied career.
HereÂ’s what you need to know about White, who could become the nationÂ’s next top financial cop:
She would be the first prosecutor to head the SEC.
She knows the finance industry well—maybe too well for some.
White played a key role prosecuting Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaida militants in the 1990s.
White investigated President ClintonÂ’s last-minute pardons.
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