Awards & Recognition
★CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 and 2025 lists
★2025 Legacy Award from Financial Club and UK US Crypto Alliance
★2024 Belva Ann Lockwood Award (GW Law trailblazer alumna)
★National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys Cornerstone Award for lifetime achievement
★First Vietnamese-American woman appointed by President to Senate-confirmed executive branch position
★Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
Notable Facts
→Acting Chairman of CFTC (2025) overseeing $365M budget and 650+ employees
→Commissioner at CFTC (2022-2025), unanimously confirmed by U.S. Senate
→Managing Director at Citigroup with 24 years experience in law and finance
→Over 10 years experience in crypto and digital assets
→Led CFTC's Crypto Sprint achieving historic milestones including first spot crypto trading on federally regulated exchanges
→Saved nearly $50M in annualized costs through CFTC modernization efforts
→Currently Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer at MoonPay
→Regular international speaker at major conferences including Davos, Bloomberg House
→Guest lecturer at Stanford University and Columbia Business School