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Gary S. 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.
Jun 20, 2024 · Gary Gensler was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden to serve as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2021, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 14, 2021, and sworn into office on April 17, 2021.
Jul 24, 2023 · Watch Chair Gary Gensler's speech on his second year as the leader of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He highlights the SEC's enforcement actions, rulemaking proposals, and market oversight.
Apr 16, 2022 · Almost exactly one year ago, Gary Gensler was confirmed as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Senate approved him in a 53-to-45 vote, with nearly all Republicans opposing Mr...
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Gensler was born on Oct. 18, 1957, in Baltimore, where he would later serve as chair of the Maryland Financial Consumer Protection Commission. He received an undergraduate degree in economics in 1978 and an MBA in 1979, both from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He began his career in 1979 at Goldman Sachs, where he became a pa...
During the Clinton administration Gensler served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Undersecretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance. Gensler was a senior advisor to U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes in writing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Gensler served as chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2009 to 2014 under...
During his first year as chair of the SEC, Gensler addressed cryptocurrency oversight, insider trading, share buybacks, money market funds, and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). As SEC chair he has expanded the whistleblower program, established under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Gensler is a recipient of both the Alexander Hamilton Award, the U.S. Treasury’s highest honor, and the 2014 Frankel Fiduciary Prize.
Learn about Gary Gensler's early life, education, career, and accomplishments. He is the current chair of the SEC, a former chair of the CFTC, and a former professor at MIT who taught blockchain and money.
Apr 17, 2021 · Gary Gensler was sworn into office today as a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin. He was nominated to Chair the SEC by President Joseph R. Biden on February 3, 2021 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 14, 2021.
Dec 13, 2021 · Gary Gensler is the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. One of his concerns is protecting amateurs in the markets. Millions are trading stocks and cryptocurrencies...
