Harvey Pitt, in this interview with Daniel Goelzer, explains how he, David Ruder and Paul Gonson worked together to establish the SEC Historical Society in 1999. Until his nomination as SEC Chairman in August 2001, he was integral to the Society’s early operations, including the provision of office space for the early organization at the Fried Frank law firm where he was a partner. Mr. Pitt recorded an earlier oral history on May 11, 2007 in which he discusses his various roles at the SEC and later as Chairman of the SEC.