President, Morgan Lewis Consulting; Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
WHY: During 23-year Washington career, was White House counsel to then President Ronald Reagan, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during 2007-08 financial crisis, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the fifth-ranking elected leader in the House.
RECENT: On board of Creative Planning, nation’s largest RIA. Received lawyer of the year award from publication called “The Best Lawyers in America 2020.”
NOTABLE: Harvard J.D.; fluent in Russian.
