Helane Morrison's Resolve to Streamline the Financial Sector (Article Sample)

Helane Morrison’s Resolve to Streamline the Financial Sector One of the pillars that hold together the economy of any country is the performance of its financial sector. It is necessary that to this effect that the players in this sector to maintain utmost integrity and honesty in their dealings to safeguard the country from plunging to economic turmoil. Having looked at the financial performance of different countries and notable financial crisis I believe that most financial meltdowns around the world have been caused by unethical practices by the people at the helm of financial institutions given the mandate to protect funds belonging to investors. This has caused widespread mistrust from the populace and they find it hard to trust the institutions with their hard earned money. I strongly believe Helane Morrison to be one of the people with the requisite moral values to police the industry and ensure that the proper channels are followed and not only help the country from plunging into an economic crisis but also the growth of the economy due to good financial practices. Apart from her commitment arising from her moral uprightness she has the requisite knowledge to help restore sanity in the financial sector and build up the trust of the people that was previously eroded by the sleek stakeholders in the sector. Trained both as a journalist and an attorney, she was called to the California State Bar in 1987. She worked in different areas before joining Hall Capital as the General Counsel of the entity and the Managing Director. Her experience in the financial sector and the law regulating it was founded and nurtured by her clerkship at the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and at the United States Supreme Court under Justice Harry Blackmun. After a few years working with notable judges, she joined private practice and handled major business cases using both alternative dispute resolution and in court. H...