Laura Unger

Laura Simone Unger is currently Independent Director at Nomura Holding America, Inc. and Instinet Holdings, Inc., Director at Childrens National Medical Center Foundation and Nomura Securities, Inc., President of Unger, Inc. since 2018, and will be Director at eToro Group Ltd. starting in 2025.
Former roles include Chairman of the US Securities & Exchange Commission from 1997 to 2002, Independent Director at Octave Specialty Group, Inc. from 2002 to 2013, Director at Borland Software Corp.
from 2002 to 2004, Independent Director at CIT Group, Inc. from 2010 to 2022, Independent Director at CA Technologies, Inc. from 2011 to 2018, Director at MBNA Corp.
from 2004 to 2008, Director at Small Cap Premium & Dividend Income Fund, Inc. and Enhanced S&P 500 Covered Call Fund, Inc. from 2007 to 2013, Independent Director at Navient Corp.
from 2014 to 2024, Securities Counsel at US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence from 1990 to 1997, and various directorships at CIT Bank NA, Ambac Assurance Corp., Defined Strategy Fund, Inc., Children's National Hospital (District of Columbia), CIT Bank (Utah), NASDAQ Premium Income & Growth Fund, Inc., Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc., Dow 30SM Enhanced Premium & Income Fund, Inc., MLP & Strategic Equity Fund, Inc., Nomura Holdings, Inc., and Nomura Holdings, Inc. as Independent Outside Director and Outside Director.
Education includes undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1983 and graduate degree from New York Law School in 1987.