An article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal notes that Mary John Miller, the Treasury Department's under secretary for domestic finance, is being considered by the White House to be the next SEC chairman. Miller has "attracted a significant amount of attention," sources told the WSJ. Although current SEC Chair Mary Schapiro has not announced any specific plans to leave the agency, there has been considerable speculation in the press that she will step down before her term ends in June 2014.

Beyond Ms. Miller, what other names have been floated or rumored to be on the list to be the next SEC chairman? Here is a rundown of some other possible candidates based on what I have read and heard lately:

SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter: The WSJ article notes that current commissioner Walter is interested in the chairman job, and is also the most likely person to serve as Acting Chairman if Schapiro steps down before her term is completed. 

SEC Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami: The WSJ article lists Khuzami as a candidate, and some believe he may be interested. Khuzami is reportedly a Republican, however, which may not help his cause.

Neil Barofsky, former special inspector general in charge of oversight for TARP. On the New York Times Economix blog, Simon Johnson wrote last week that Barofsky's time at TARP shows that Barofsky "is more than capable of standing up to Wall Street in an appropriate manner" and that he enjoyed strong bipartisan support in the past. This week, someone actually started a petition to "Nominate Neil Barofsky for Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission" on We the People, but so far it has only 27 signatures in support.

Harvey Goldschmid, Dwight professor of law at Columbia University and a previous commissioner of the SEC from 2002 to 2005. Goldschmid is noted in the WSJ article and also here as a possible candidate.

Finra CEO Richard G. Ketchum (via WSJ)

SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar (via InvestmentNews)

Former Senator Ted Kaufman of Delaware (via Economix)

Dennis Kelleher of pro-reform group Better Markets (via Economix)

Who else have you heard named?

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