Harvard Law
School – Faculty Disclosures re: Related Outside Interests and Activities
Name: Howell Jackson
Institution: HLS
Title (HLS): Tenured Professor
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 |