The Norwalk nonprofit foundation that sets accounting standards for businesses and municipalities named Jeffrey W. Rubin as its vice president and general counsel.
The Financial Accounting Foundation oversees the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
Rubin reports to foundation President and CEO Teresa S. Polley.
Prior to joining the foundation, Rubin was a partner at Hogan Lovells US LLP, where he focused on domestic and international securities transactions, corporate finance transactions, private equity, and venture capital, as well as corporate governance.
He served as chair of the American Bar Association’s Federal Regulation of Securities Committee from 2009 to 2012, and previously served as chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Securities Regulation Committee.
In addition, Rubin served as a member of the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Financial Markets Regulatory Reform, whose purpose was to study and analyze legal and regulatory implications of financial crises.
He was awarded the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section Chair’s Award last August for his contributions to the section.
He received his BA degree from The State University of New York-Binghamton and his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law.
