Harvard Law School – Faculty Disclosures re: Related Outside Interests and Activities

Name: Howell Jackson
Institution: HLS
Title (HLS): Tenured Professor
Visibility:Public

The faculty member above engages from time to time in outside activities, some of which are compensated, some of which are ongoing, and also has outside financial interests that may relate to his/her scholarly activities. The disclosures below are intended to provide interested parties information about potential conflicts of interest from 2011 through the date of this report (June 2012) that might exist between the faculty member's scholarly and teaching activities, on the one hand, and his/her outside activities, on the other hand.

Client/Interest

Role/Interest

Matter

Issue

Dates

Trustee, CREF and Affiliated TIAA-CREF Mutual Funds

Board

Board Membership.

Board oversight of mutual funds and variable annuities

06/05-Ongoing

Social Security Administration

Other

Research into Financial Literacy with Respect to Retiree Health Care Costs

Paper on Financial Literacy with Respect to Retiree Health Care Costs

06/10-Ongoing

American Law Institute

Other

May 2011 Roundtable in Washington, D.C., on Implications of the Supreme Court's 2010 Decision in Morrison v. Australia National Bank, and June 2011 and 2012 Roundtables in London on Cross-Border Insolvency of Financial Firms.

Extra-territorial application of U.S. Securities Laws and the resolution of insolvent financial firms operation in global markets.

01/11-Ongoing

Various Financial Supervisory Organizations in the United States and Overseas

Other

Consultants and discussions on various financial matters.

Financial Regulation and Consumer Protection.

01/11-Ongoing

Board Member, Doorway to Dreams (D2D), Nonprofit Organization

Board

Oversight of D2D activities, which consist of promoting access to financial services for low and moderate income individuals

Access to savings and other financial products for underserved communities, financial literacy, and innovation in financial services.

01/11-Ongoing

United States Department of Treasury, Financial Management Service

Other

Supervision of Student Preparation of Draft Chapters,

Federal Debt Collection Practices.

07/10-06/12

Plaintiffs in Various Class Actions Alleging Discriminatory Practices in Mortgage Underwriting of Wells Fargo, Greenpoint, Countrywide, and other Financial Institutions

Expert

Experts witness and consulting expert on issues related to class certification motions.

Review of statistical evidence with respect to disparate impact claims under the ECOA.

01/09-12/11

Council on Global Financial Regulation

Talk or publication

Preparation of White Paper on Financial Stability Board and Reforms of the International Financial Architecture Since 2008

International Regulatory Reform

01/10-06/11

Pew Charitable Trust

Talk or publication

Preparation of White Paper on Second Mortgages

Legal and Economic Barriers to the Modification of Underwater Mortgages with Second Liens

01/12-Ongoing