She got the invite to DC because she is now a leader.

FORBES: A Puerto Rican Citizen Goes to Washington

The rules say the next appointee must be a CPA. Sources tell me that the finalists for the open spot include two former female PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) professionals including a trade group leader, a female career Washington DC insider, and a male academic who has been a long and strong investor advocate.

FORBES: Schapiro's List: Choices To Be Made At The PCAOB

This week, three months after Barack Obama gave Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, the coldest shoulder ever felt by an Israeli leader, the two men had a politer meeting in Washington, DC.

ECONOMIST: Palestine and Israel