Bob Ross created ABC drama The Joy of Painting.
Mary Jo White -LRB- born December 27 , 1947 -RRB- is an American attorney who served as the 31st Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission .. Securities and Exchange Commission. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. White served from 2013 to 2017 .. She was the first woman to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York , serving from 1993 to 2002 .. United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. On January 24 , 2013 , President Barack Obama nominated White to replace Elisse B. Walter as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission .. Securities and Exchange Commission. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Barack Obama. Barack Obama. President. President of the United States. Elisse B. Walter. Elisse B. Walter. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. She was confirmed by the Senate on April 8 , 2013 and was sworn into office on April 10 , 2013 .. As of 2014 , she was listed as the 73rd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes .. On November 14 , 2016 , White announced she would step down from her SEC position at the end of the president 's term .