Gary Gensler
Gary Gensler (born October 18, 1957) 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.
Gary Gensler | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 33rd Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| Assumed office April 17, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Allison Lee (Acting) |
| 11th Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission | |
| In office May 26, 2009 – January 3, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Reuben Jeffery III |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Massad |
| 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 | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS, MBA) |
Gensler served as 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 (1999–2001), and the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Markets (1997–1999). Prior to his career in the federal government, Gensler worked at Goldman Sachs, where he was a partner and co-head of finance. Gensler also served as the CFO for the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign. President Joe Biden nominated Gensler to serve as 33rd chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He succeeded SEC Acting Chair Allison Lee.