Gary Gensler
investment banker, government official
Gary Gensler (born October 18, 1957) is an American businessman and politician. He is the 33rd and current Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission since April 17, 2021.
Gary Gensler | |
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| 33rd Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| Assumed office April 17, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jay Clayton |
| Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission | |
| In office May 26, 2009 – January 3, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Walter Lukken (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mark Wetjen (Acting) |
| Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance | |
| In office April 1999 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Hawke |
| Succeeded by | Peter Fisher |
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Markets | |
| In office September 1997 – April 1999 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Darcy Bradbury |
| Succeeded by | Lee Sachs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 18, 1957 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ken Griffin |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS, MBA) |
Gensler was the 11th chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under President Barack Obama from May 26, 2009 to January 3, 2014. He was the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance from 1999 to 2001. Gensler was the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Markets from 1997 to 1999.[1]
On January 12, 2021, then President-elect Joe Biden nominated Gensler to be the 33rd Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.[2] On April 14, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by a vote of 53–45.[3]
References
change- ↑ "The Problem With Hillary Clinton Using a Progressive Hero to Attack Bernie Sanders". Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "President-elect Joe Biden to name Gary Gensler as U.S. SEC chair, sources say". CNBC. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission)" United States Senate, April 14, 2021
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