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