Ray Garrett Jr. (August 11, 1920 – February 3, 1980) was a member of the Gardner Carton & Douglas law firm in Chicago until his appointment as the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under President Richard Nixon in 1973, where he served for two years.

Early life

Ray Garrett Jr. was born on August 11, 1920, to Ray Garrett, a lawyer. He attended public schools in Glencoe and Evanston, Illinois. He graduated from Evanston Township High School. where he was a member of the glee club and Beta Theta Pi fraternity. In 1949, he graduated from Harvard Law School with a LL.B. He served in the Army National Reserve and was associated with the U.S. Army's Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics.

References

  • Garrett Institute, Northwestern University