Growing up in Morgantown, West Virginia, Alma Angotti heard the call of Hollywood coming from beyond the hills of Appalachia and dreamed of being an actress.
In high school, she came to a key realization about pursuing that particular vocation: “It takes more than desire, and maybe some actual talent.” So instead, she channeled her knack for shifting into character, passion for storytelling and calm in the spotlight toward law school. The lawyer life delivered.
Then came a plot twist. A mentor suggested a switch to the government side. She couldn’t have come to the Securities and Exchange Commission at a more dramatic time. Shortly after Angottijoined the team, the SEC pursued high-profile, insider-trading cases against Wall Street execs Dennis Levine, Ivan Boesky and Mike Milken. Angotti was an integral part of the team bringing the federal government’s case against them. “It was an awful lot of responsibility at a very junior place in your career, and it felt like you were…
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