Hal S. Scott

Hal S. Scott started their work experience in 1975 as a Professor of Law at Harvard University. In 1986, they founded and became the Director of a program that organizes annual symposia on building financial systems. In 2006, they became the Director of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation (CCMR) and a member of the Board of Directors at Lazard. Hal also held roles as a Member of The Bretton Woods Committee, Co-Chair of the Council on Global Financial Regulation, and a Visiting Professor at Princeton University. Additionally, they served as a member of the American Stock Exchange's Board of Governors and Legal Advisory Board from 2000 to 2005. Hal was also the President of the International Academy of Commercial and Consumer Law from 1984 to 1988, and a Reporter to the 3-4-8 Committee of the Permanent Editorial Board of Uniform Commercial Code at The American Law Institute from 1977 to 1985. Hal S. Scott also worked as a Legal Consultant on International Transactions for IBM in 1978 and 1979.

Hal S. Scott attended the University of Chicago Law School from 1969 to 1972, where they received a Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree. Prior to that, they pursued a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Political Science at Stanford University from 1965 to 1969. Hal completed their undergraduate education at Princeton University from 1961 to 1965, earning a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Before their college years, Hal S. Scott studied at the Chicago Latin School from 1958 to 1961.