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Chairman of Icahn Enterprises Carl Icahn participates in a panel discussion at the New York Times 2015 DealBook Conference at the Whitney Museum of American Art on November 3, 2015 in New York City.
According to the Journal, Icahn will be a special adviser to the president-elect overseeing regulation specifically. The investor has long been a critic of various government regulatory agencies, most notably the Environmental Protection Agency.
Icahn will also have a role in selecting the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission according to the report.
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