Gary Gensler

Gary S. Gensler is an American government official and former Goldman Sachs investment banker serving as the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Gensler previously led the Biden–Harris transition's Federal Reserve, Banking, and Securities Regulators agency review team. Prior to his appointment, he was professor of Practice of Global Economics and Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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Some of the key events about Gary Gensler

  • 1979
    Graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School
  • 1984
    Joined Goldman Sachs, eventually becoming a partner and co-head of finance
  • 1997
    Faced criticism for his role in drafting legislation that deregulated derivatives markets
  • 2001
    Served as a senior advisor to U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes, helping to create the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  • 2002
    Became a professor at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy
  • 2009
    Appointed as the Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • 2009
    Appointed to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission despite lacking regulatory experience
  • 2010
    Played a key role in passing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
  • 2012
    Criticized for failing to prevent the collapse of MF Global under his watch
  • 2013
    Oversaw the implementation of new regulations in the $400 trillion swaps market
  • 2013
    Faced backlash for implementing Dodd-Frank regulations that some viewed as overly burdensome
  • 2014
    Accused of overreaching regulatory authority in attempts to regulate overseas swaps trading
  • 2015
    Criticized for leaving the CFTC before fully implementing key Dodd-Frank provisions
  • 2017
    Joined MIT Sloan School of Management as a professor of the practice of global economics and management
  • 2018
    Co-authored a paper on blockchain technology and its potential impact on financial markets
  • 2018
    Faced scrutiny for lucrative speaking fees from Wall Street firms after leaving government
  • 2021
    Confirmed as the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • 2021
    Appointed as SEC Chair despite concerns about potential conflicts of interest from past work
  • 2022
    Criticized for perceived lack of clarity in cryptocurrency regulations as SEC Chair
  • 2023
    Faced legal challenges and criticism over attempts to regulate cryptocurrency markets

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