douglas shulman came from the regulatory authority. that is the private sector regulatory of all securities firms doing business in the u.s.. he served in the same role where -- with the new york's stock exchange, that resulted in the formation of it. earlier, he was involved in several step -- start-ups. he holds a bachelor's degree from williams college. a master is a public affairs from harvard. and a georgetown law degree. i would like to note the commissioner was my guest lester's correspondents' dinner. tonight it is a pleasure to have him in a more congenial setting. when you introduce the irs commissioner to celebrities. queen latifah literally about to him. -- bowed to him. rachel re and said she would cook for him any time. [laughter] please give him a warm welcome. [applause] >> i had forgot about queen latifah. [laughter] thank you for the gracious welcome. thank you for inviting me back to the national press club. a few weeks back, i celebrated my 30 year, the anniversary of being the irs commissioner. milestones like that