The Committee held a hearing to examine the regulatory mistakes and financial excesses that led to the bankruptcy filing by Lehman Brothers. The hearing was held at 10:00 a.m. on October 6, 2008, in Rayburn House Office Building room 2154. A preliminary transcript of this hearing is now available.
The following witnesses have testified:
- Dr. Luigi Zingales, Professor of Finance, University of Chicago
- Dr. Robert F. Wescott, President, Keybridge Research LLC
- Nell Minow, Chairman of the Board and Editor, The Corporate Library
- Gregory W. Smith, General Counsel, Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association
- Peter J. Wallison, Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Financial Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
- Richard S. Fuld, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lehman Brothers Holdings